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# Medtronic Expands Class 1 Remote Controller Recall
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/medtronic-expands-class-1-remote-controller-recall/
- Published: 2021-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T17:17:47.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5150300

FDA says Medtronic expanded its Class 1 [recall](https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-device-recalls/medtronic-recalls-remote-controllers-used-paradigm-and-508-minimed-insulin-pumps-potential?ref=fdaweb.com) of all MiniMed remote controllers used with a Medtronic MiniMed 508 insulin pump or the MiniMed Paradigm family of insulin pumps due to cybersecurity risks.

Some 31,310 recalled units were distributed between 8/1999 and 7/2018\. The company initiated the recall on 8/7/18.

Because of the cybersecurity risk, Medtronic says, an unauthorized person could potentially record and replay the wireless communication between the remote and the insulin pump. Using specialized equipment, it says, the unauthorized person could instruct the pump to either over-deliver insulin to a patient or stop insulin delivery.

FDA says that to date it is not aware of any reports of patient harm related to the potential cybersecurity risks.