FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MINIMED 770G US SYSTEM BLE CONNECT 3.0 MG/DL

MDR report key: 12141005 · Received July 9, 2021

Report

Report Number
2032227-2021-165992
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 9, 2021
Date of Event
July 4, 2021
Report Date
October 1, 2021
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.
Product Code
OZP
UDI-DI
000000763000439859
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

RETAINER RING = BLACK. DEVICE RECEIVED WITH FLASHING MEDTRONIC LOGO DUE TO MOISTURE DAMAGE ON ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY (ELECTRICAL BOARD 1). UNABLE TO PERFORM THE DISPLACEMENT TEST, ACTIVE CURRENT TEST, SLEEP CURRENT TEST AND SELF TEST DUE TO DISPLAY ANOMALY. MOISTURE DAMAGE WAS ALSO FOUND ON THE FORCE SENSOR DURING VISUAL INSPECTION. UNABLE TO DOWNLOAD HISTORY FILES AND TRACES USING THUMP DUE TO DISPLAY ANOMALY. AUDIO/VIBRATE ANOMALY/ABSENCE OF ALARM UNKNOWN. KEYPAD UNRESPONSIVE/BUTTON ERROR ALARM UNKNOWN. NO DAMAGE NOTED TO KEYPAD ASSEMBLY. TEST P-CAP AND RESERVOIR LOCKED PROPERLY INTO RESERVOIR COMPARTMENT DURING TESTING. THE FOLLOWING WERE NOTED DURING VISUAL INSPECTION: CRACKED BATTERY TUBE THREADS, SCRATCHED CASE, CRACKED BELT CLIP RAIL CASE CORNER, CORRODED BATTERY TUBE AND PILLOWING KEYPAD OVERLAY. 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

(B)(4). CURRENTLY IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT AS NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED. THE DEVICE WILL BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS AND FURTHER INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW ONCE THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

INFORMATION RECEIVED BY MEDTRONIC INDICATED THAT THE INSULIN PUMP WAS BEEPING AND HAD FROZEN DISPLAY. CUSTOMER REPORTED MOISTURE AND GUNK IN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE TIME CLOCK DID NOT ADVANCE. CUSTOMER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM ANY BUTTON. CUSTOMER STATED ALARM DID NOT OCCUR DURING OR AFTER THE TIME THAT BUTTONS WERE NOT RESPONDING. CUSTOMER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT RECEIVE INSERT BATTERY ALARM. NO HARM REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED. THE INSULIN PUMP WILL BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1044477 MINIMED 770G US SYSTEM BLE CONNECT 3.0 MG/DL ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS DEVICE SYSTEM, SINGLE HORMONAL CONTROL OZP MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. MMT-1880 HG4VX29ZZ 000000763000439859

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 44 YR