FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

INPEN MMT-105ELBLNA ELI LILY BLUE

MDR report key: 11916349 · Received June 1, 2021

Report

Report Number
3012822846-2021-00371
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 1, 2021
Date of Event
June 17, 2019
Report Date
June 18, 2021
Manufacturer
COMPANION MEDICAL INC
Product Code
FMF
UDI-DI
000010862088000313
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE PEN WAS RETURNED AND DISASSEMBLED. THE INJECTION BUTTON AND BUTTON WASHER WERE REMOVED. LOOSE GRANULAR SUBSTANCES WERE FOUND ON THE DOSE DETENT. A SUBTLE RESISTANCE WAS OBSERVED UPON APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE INJECTION BUTTON HOWEVER, THE SCREW ADVANCES. MEDTRONIC, INC. (MEDTRONIC) IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH 21 C.F.R. PART 803, THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REGULATION. THIS REPORT IS BASED UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED BY MEDTRONIC, WHICH THE COMPANY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FULLY INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE REPORT WAS REQUIRED BY THE FDA. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO OBTAIN MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION IN THE TIME ALLOTTED AND HAS PROVIDED AS MUCH INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. IN PARTICULAR, THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION BY ANYONE THAT THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT HAS ANY "DEFECTS" OR HAS "MALFUNCTIONED". THESE WORDS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FDA 3500A FORM AND ARE FIXED ITEMS FOR SELECTION CREATED BY THE FDA, TO CATEGORIZE THE TYPE OF EVENT SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPORTING PURSUANT TO PART 803. MEDTRONIC OBJECTS TO THE USE OF THESE WORDS AND OTHERS LIKE IT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF DEFINITION AND THE CONNOTATIONS IMPLIED BY THESE TERMS. THIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH ANY INFORMATION OR REPORT DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENTLY IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT AS NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. WE THEREFORE CONSIDER THIS REPORT COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE. THIS MDR IS RELATED TO THE RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS FROM COMPANION MEDICAL INC, FOLLOWING MEDTRONIC¿S ACQUISITION OF THE COMPANY IN SEPTEMBER 2020

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED VIA PHONE CALL THAT THE INSULIN PEN'S PLUNGER IS NOT PUSHING AND INSULIN IS NOT DISPENSING. THE CUSTOMER TRIED DIFFERENT CARTRIDGES AND NEEDLES, BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. NO HARM REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED. THE INSULIN PEN WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
814372 INPEN MMT-105ELBLNA ELI LILY BLUE SYRINGE, PISTON FMF COMPANION MEDICAL INC MMT-105ELBLNA A92G4 000010862088000313

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1