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Device recall: Cobalt Models loaded with CareLink SmartSync Device Manager application software D00U005: a) Cobalt XT VR: DVPA2D1, DVPA
FDA enforcement event 90085 is a device recall by Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) of Mounds View, MN, initiated 12 Apr 2022 and classified Class II, with 2 product records.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 88% of the 839 device enforcement events initiated in 2022 carry the same class.
Status: Ongoing. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) has 30 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 2 product records per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF), Mounds View, MN.
Reason for recall
"Telemetry error that may occur with Medtronic Cobalt and Crome implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds)."
Distribution
"Distributed nationwide to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1267-2022 | Cobalt Models loaded with CareLink SmartSync Device Manager application software D00U005: a) Cobalt XT VR: DVPA2D1, DVPA2D4; b) Cobalt VR: DVPB3D1, DVPB3D4; c) Cobalt XT DR: DDPA2D1, DDPA2D4; d) Cobalt DR: DDPB3D1, DDPB3D4; e) Cobalt XT HF: DTPA2D4, DTPA2D1 f) Cobalt HF: DTPB2D4, DTPB2D1; g) Cobalt XT HF Quad:… | 51922 units | Class II | Ongoing | 22 Jun 2022 |
| Z-1268-2022 | Crome Models loaded with CareLink SmartSync Device Manager application software D00U005: a) Crome VR: DVPC3D1, DVPC3D4; b) Crome DR: DDPC3D1, DDPC3D4; c) Crome HF: DTPC2D4, DTPC2D1; d) Crome HF Quad: DTPC2QQ, DTPC2Q1 | 3944 units | Class II | Ongoing | 22 Jun 2022 |
Context
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All 30 events for Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF)
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Telemetry error that may occur with Medtronic Cobalt and Crome implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds)."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Distributed nationwide to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Ongoing. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.