Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published January 18, 2022
Medtronic LINQ II Insertable Cardiac Monitor: Moisture Risk
Medtronic recalls 8 LINQ II Insertable Cardiac Monitors that may lose functionality due to moisture ingress. Affected devices have specific serial numbers and GTINs.
“Medtronic LINQ II Insertable Cardiac Monitor: Moisture Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/61256-medtronic-linq-ii-insertable-cardiac-monitor-moisture-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-0782-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0782-2022%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Jan. 18, 2022, that Medtronic Inc. is recalling LINQ II Insertable Cardiac Monitors due to potential moisture ingress causing device malfunction. The agency issued recall number Z-0782-2022 for the voluntary Class II action.
How to tell if you have it
LINQ II Insertable Cardiac Monitor
UPC 00763000060374
UPC 00763000060381
UPC 00763000554002
Serial RLB035341G
Serial RLB051224G
Serial RLB059666G
Serial RLB061064G
Serial RLB061812G
Serial RLB066367G
Serial RLB091638G
Serial RLB122769G
The hazard
According to the FDA, the devices may lose functionality due to susceptibility to moisture ingress. The recall involves eight specific units distributed in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Italy.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) has 29 other recalls on record since Dec. 19, 2017. Recent Medtronic recalls include ICDs with reduced energy output risks reported on May 10, 2023, and June 22, 2022, as well as a sterility risk in C304-HIS devices on April 20, 2022. Other recent recalls of similar products include Laborie Solar GI System Recall (May 21, 2026), Boston Scientific LUX-Dx II Plus Model M312 (March 30, 2026), and Medtronic DLP Cannula Recall (April 21, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your LINQ II Insertable Cardiac Monitor has one of the 8 specific serial numbers listed in the recall. The devices have unique GTINs associated with each serial number.
Brand
Medtronic
Product
LINQ II Insertable Cardiac Monitor
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Device Serial
Verify your LINQ II Insertable Cardiac Monitor's serial number against the list of 8 affected devices provided in the recall.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 4 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of NJ, NY, PA, and VA. The country of Italy.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 4.3 years after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0782-2022 (January 18, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0782-2022 to see it in context.
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