Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published October 3, 2025

Medtronic VitalFlow Console E70 Error: Temporary Touch Screen Glitch

Medtronic recalls VitalFlow Consoles with E70 error code that causes temporary touch screen unresponsiveness. This issue may occur during normal operation but does not affect pump function.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0509-2026Medical device Medtronic ›

Lower-risk recall

As of August 6, 2025, Medtronic has received eleven reports of VitalFlow Consoles displaying an E70 error code during normal operation. When this occurs, the touch screen may become temporarily unresponsive and go blank for up to two minutes before recovering to full functionality. Importantly, the console continues to maintain set pump speed and function throughout.

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Recalling firmMedtronic Perfusion Systems7611 Northland Dr N · Brooklyn Park, MN 55428-1088

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Medtronic is recalling VitalFlow Consoles that display an E70 error code, causing temporary touch screen unresponsiveness for up to two minutes. This issue occurs during normal operation but the blood pump continues to function normally. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/51114-medtronic-vitalflow-console-e70-error-temporary-touch-screen-glitch.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/51114-medtronic-vitalflow-console-e70-error-temporary-touch-screen-glitch · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0509-2026

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“Medtronic VitalFlow Console E70 Error: Temporary Touch Screen Glitch.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/51114-medtronic-vitalflow-console-e70-error-temporary-touch-screen-glitch. Based on FDA recall #Z-0509-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0509-2026%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Oct. 3, 2025, that Medtronic Perfusion Systems is recalling MC3 VitalFlow Consoles due to an E70 error code causing temporary screen unresponsiveness. The agency classified the Class II recall as voluntary and initiated by the firm.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Medtronic
Product: MC3 VitalFlow Console, REF 58100; Blood pump of ecmo
UDI/DI: 10850007732247
Units affected: 167

The hazard

As of Aug. 6, 2025, Medtronic received eleven reports of VitalFlow Consoles displaying an E70 error code during normal operation. When this occurs, the touch screen may become temporarily unresponsive and go blank for up to two minutes before recovering to full functionality. The console continues to maintain set pump speed and function throughout these events.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Medtronic Perfusion Systems has 31 other recalls on record since June 22, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Integra C7000 Console Software Issue: Touch Screen Unresponsive (March 6, 2026), Fresenius Kabi Ivenix Infusion Pump Recall: Touchscreen Malfunction After Drops (May 6, 2026), and Medtronic MiniMed 780G Insulin Pump Recall: Software Error Causes Insulin Stoppage (May 27, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the E70 error code on the touch screen. Affected units have specific serial numbers listed in the recall (e.g., 000023, 000047, 000073).

Brand
Medtronic
Category
Medical device

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check for E70 Error Code
Look for the E70 error code on the touch screen, which may cause temporary unresponsiveness for up to two minutes.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 54 days after the firm started it.

Oct 3, 2025Firm started the recall
Nov 14, 2025FDA classified it Class II
Nov 26, 2025Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/51114-medtronic-vitalflow-console-e70-error-temporary-touch-screen-glitch">Medtronic VitalFlow Console E70 Error: Temporary Touch Screen Glitch (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0509-2026 (October 3, 2025) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0509-2026 to see it in context.
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