8870 software application card versions AAA 02, BBB 04, BBC 02, and BBD 01, which is used in conjunction with the Model 8840 N''Vision Clinician Programmer.
Hazard
With the Model 8870 software application card versions AAA 02, BBB 04, BBC 02, and BBD 01, which is used in conjunction with the Model 8840 N'Vision Clinician Programmer, users may have mistakenly entered a periodic bolus interval into the minutes field, rather than the hours field, resulting in drug overdoses. This issue is limited to programming the SynchroMed and SynchroMed EL pumps.
What You Should Do
Letters were distributed 8/24/2004 utilizing a courier with signed receipt upon delivery. The letters were signed for upon receipt at the consignee address, and the contents of the letter included a response form which can be faxed or mailed back to Medtronic. If any letters are returned as 'undeliverable', attempts will be made to telephone these consignees. A press release was issued on September 22, 2004 by Medtronic Inc. for all Version AAA 02 Model 8870 software application cards in the U.S.
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Products
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- Medtronic Inc, Neurological & Spinal Division
- UPC
- Software Version AAA 02, BBB 04, BBC 02, and BBD 01
Units Affected
3,218 cards distributed in US, plus 1,248 distributed outside of the US