Device recall: Cobalt Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT-D)

Class II FDA enforcement event 90429. Recall start date: 5 Nov 2020. Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Manufacturing error that may have resulted in a cathode component being out of specification. All devices met final functional testing requirements.

Class II, in the words of FDA

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

Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) started this device recall on 5 Nov 2020. The firm address in the FDA record is in Mounds View, MN. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 90429 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 3 Aug 2022. The record gives the status Ongoing.

FDA enforcement report The 1 product record

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

US Nationwide distribution in the states of Indiana and CA.

Recalling firm

Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF), Mounds View, MN.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 90429: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
Z-1480-2022	Cobalt Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT-D)	3 units	Class II	Ongoing	3 Aug 2022

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2020: 916
Share of these events in Class II: 93%
Product records in this event: 1Median of the firm: 2
Events of the firm on the register: 30

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF)
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
10 May 2023	ICD-DR DDBB1D1 EVERA XT IS1/DF1 US, Model Number DDBB1D1; Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators	Device	Class I	120
22 Jun 2022	Cobalt Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: a. Cobalt XT VR ICD, Model Numbers: DVPA2D1, DVPA2D4; b. Cobalt XT DR IC	Device	Class I	6
20 Apr 2022	The C304-HIS device features a guide wire to access the vein, a valve to reduce blood loss during the implant procedure,	Device	Class II	1
12 Apr 2022	Cobalt Models loaded with CareLink SmartSync Device Manager application software D00U005: a) Cobalt XT VR: DVPA2D1, DVPA	Device	Class II	2
18 Jan 2022	LINQ II Insertable Cardiac Monitor	Device	Class II	1
19 Nov 2021	Instructions for Use for all model numbers of the Medtronic Abre Venous Self-Expanding Stent System.	Device	Class II	1
8 Nov 2021	Medical Device Identification Cards associated with Sprint Quattro Lead, Product/CFN 6935M72	Device	Class II	2
12 Oct 2021	Medtronic CareLink SmartSync Device Manager application software (D00U005) used by the following Medtronic Cobalt and Cr	Device	Class II	1
9 Sep 2021	C315-HIS Delivery Catheter	Device	Class II	1
1 Jun 2021	Medtronic Reveal LINQ LNQ11 / PA96000	Device	Class II	1

Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF): all 30 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report Z-1480-2022The FDA record of the first product of this event.
FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 90429. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/90429/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA device enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this distribution: US Nationwide distribution in the states of Indiana and CA.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 90429?: The FDA record gives this quantity: 3 units
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2020 have the same class?: 93% of the 916 device events that started in 2020 are in Class II.