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Medtronic has not developed a product update to address the \nvulnerabilities, but is reinforcing security reminders within this \nadvisory to help reduce the risk associated with the vulnerabilities.

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The 8870 Therapy Application card stores PHI and PII as part of its \nnormal operating procedure and should be handled, managed and secured in\n a manner consistent with the applicable laws for patient data privacy.

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Medtronic recommends users take additional defensive measures to \nminimize the risk of exploitation of these vulnerabilities. \nSpecifically, hospitals and clinicians should:

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Medtronic has released additional patient focused information, at the following location:

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https://www.medtronic.com/security

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