Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published March 9, 2021
Medtronic Percept PC Clinician Programmer Software Recalled: Cycling and Log Fill Issues
Medtronic recalls specific versions of its Percept PC clinician programmer software due to cycling and log fill problems that could cause crashes when copying settings or reading logs.
There are two issues within this correction action: 1. Cycling Issue: When copying settings from a previously used Activa device to a new Percept PC Implantable Neurostimulator (INS) using the "replacement" function of the A610 clinician programmer application, the cycling feature is not copied properly. 2. Log Fill Issue: When the Percept PC INS System Event log is full, the clinician programmer A610 Software application version 2.0.4584, 2.0.4594, 2.0.4605, or 3.0.1057 crashes when it attempts a reading of the last records in the log.
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📍Recalling firmMedtronic Neuromodulation7000 Central Ave Ne · Minneapolis, MN 55432-3568
“Medtronic Percept PC Clinician Programmer Software Recalled: Cycling and Log Fill Issues.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/63111-medtronic-percept-pc-clinician-programmer-software-recalled-cycling-and-log. Based on FDA recall #Z-1368-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1368-2021%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on March 9, 2021, that Medtronic Neuromodulation is recalling the A610 Clinician Programmer Application for Deep Brain Stimulation due to software issues. The hazard involves improper copying of cycling features and application crashes when system event logs are full.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Medtronic
Product: A610 Clinician Programmer Application for Deep Brain Stimulation Clinician Programming Guide Percept PC Model B35200 Neurostimulator Application
Versions: 2.0.4584, 2.0.4594, 2.0.4605, and 3.0.1057*
Units affected: 5332 downloads
The hazard
According to the FDA, there are two issues with this correction action. First, when copying settings from a previously used Activa device to a new Percept PC Implantable Neurostimulator using the "replacement" function, the cycling feature is not copied properly. Second, the clinician programmer A610 Software application versions 2.0.4584, 2.0.4594, 2.0.4605, or 3.0.1057* crash when attempting to read the last records in a full Percept PC INS System Event log.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Medtronic Neuromodulation has 45 other recalls on record since August 9, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Medtronic 1x4 Pocket Adaptor Kit for Deep Brain Stimulation (May 13, 2026), Medtronic SynchroMed Flex Infusion Software Issue (April 8, 2026), and Medtronic Vanta CP App Software Recall (December 3, 2025). Other recent recalls of similar products include Abbott Medical Merlin PCS 365 (May 12, 2026), Philips Patient Information Center iX Software Freezes (July 31, 2026), and GE Medical Systems Portrait Compute V1.2 Software Recall (July 20, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
The affected software versions are 2.0.4584, 2.0.4594, 2.0.4605, and 3.0.1057 (which is only approved for Europe). Check your software version in the Percept PC clinician programmer application.
Brand
Medtronic
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Software Version
Look for the version number in the Percept PC clinician programmer application to confirm if it's one of the affected versions.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in Puerto Rico and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 36 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-1368-2021 (March 9, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1368-2021 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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