Update on Potential Longevity Estimator Error of Medtronic programmer and remote monitoring software applications for a subset of implanted cardiac device models

A Dear Healthcare Professional Letter has been issued by Medtronic International Limited to update healthcare professionals on the availability of software updates to correct the potential longevity estimator error of Medtronic programmer and remote monitoring software applications for a subset of implanted cardiac device models, as a follow-up to the communication issued in October 2019 to notify healthcare professionals on the issue. This letter highlights two phases of software updates, which will be released in June 2020 and late 2020. Patient management recommendations for healthcare professionals regarding the respective affected devices in each phase are also provided. Please refer to the letter for details.

Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of these letters can be found in the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP), a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://hpp.moh.gov.sg and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Select your profession under ‘For Healthcare Professionals’.

Step 2: Click on ‘Useful links’.

Step 3: Click on ‘MOH Alert’ and log in via Singpass.

Step 4: Click on ‘Drug Alerts’ or ‘Med Device Alerts’ to view the DHCPLs.