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# Medtronic Recall of Dual Chamber Implantable Pulse Generators
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/medtronic-recall-of-dual-chamber-implantable-pulse-generators/
- Published: 2019-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T01:04:47.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5143399

FDA has classified as Class 1 a Medtronic recall of its Dual Chamber Implantable Pulse Generators due to the possibility of a software error that can result in a lack of pacing. The implanted cardiac pacemakers are used to provide stimulation to increase heart rate in patients with a slow heart rhythm or no heart rhythm. “Patients and physicians cannot predict whether and when this software error might occur,” a [recall notice](https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ListofRecalls/ucm631470.htm?utm%5Fcampaign=FDA%20MedWatch%20Recall%20Notice%20-%20Dual%20Chamber%20Implantable%20Pulse%20Generators%20by%20Medtronicv&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fsource=Eloqua) says. “A lack of pacing could result in patients experiencing slow heart beating, low blood pressure, and symptoms such as light headedness, fainting, and even death.”