FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PRECISION LINK

MDR report key: 1001625 · Received February 7, 2008

Report

Report Number
2954323-2008-00733
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 7, 2008
Date of Event
January 8, 2008
Report Date
February 7, 2008
Manufacturer
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE LIMITED UK
Product Code
NBW
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THERE IS A KNOWN MALFUNCTION WITH THE PRECISION LINK SOFTWARE THAT CAN LEAD TO INCORRECT TRENDING OF RESULTS. THIS OCCURS WHEN RESULTS OBTAINED ON A METER WITH INCORRECT DATE AND TIME ARE UPLOADED TO A COMPUTER WITH PRECISION LINK SOFTWARE. CUSTOMERS AND RETAILERS HAVE BEEN NOTICED THROUGH THE ADC FA21DEC2006 LETTER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER REPORTED RECEIVING AN ERROR 658 DISPLAYING ON THEIR PRECISION XTRA METER. IT WAS THEN ADDITIONALLY IDENTIFIED BY ADC CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE DATE AND TIME SETTINGS IN THEIR METER WERE NOT PROPERLY SET, AND THEY REPORTED TO BE A USER OF THE PRECISION LINK DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF DEATH, SERIOUS INJURY OR MISTREATMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PRECISION LINK DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NBW ABBOTT DIABETES CARE LIMITED UK NA 42502

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA