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# Cybersecurity Alert Issued for Medtronic Cardiac Devices
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/cybersecurity-alert-issued-for-medtronic-cardiac-devices/
- Published: 2019-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T01:15:14.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5143676

FDA has issued a [safety alert](https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm633960.htm?ref=fdaweb.com) about cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified in wireless telemetry technology used for communication between Medtronic’s implantable cardiac devices, clinic programmers, and home monitors. “Although the system’s overall design features help safeguard patients, Medtronic is developing updates to further mitigate these cybersecurity vulnerabilities,” the alert says. To date, the agency says it is not aware of any patient harm reports related to the cybersecurity vulnerabilities. It notes that the alert does not apply to any pacemakers, cardiac resynchronization pacemakers, CareLink Express monitors, or the CareLink Encore Programmer (model 29901).