BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    PRECISION LINK

    MDR report key: 1427509 · Received April 1, 2009

    Report

    Report Number
    2954323-2009-00392
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    April 1, 2009
    Date of Event
    February 28, 2009
    Report Date
    April 1, 2009
    Manufacturer
    ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC, USA
    Product Code
    NBW
    Removal / Correction Number
    Z-0709-2007
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    US
    Reporter Occupation
    NOT APPLICABLE

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B) (4). 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 NOTIFIED THROUGH THE ADC FA21DEC2006 LETTER.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    THE CUSTOMER REPORTED RECEIVING AN E6 MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY OF THEIR PRECISION XTRA BLOOD GLUCOSE 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. IN ADDITION, THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCED BLURRED VISION AND TINGLING IN THE FEET. THE CUSTOMER SELF TREATED WITH THEIR NORMAL DIABETES MEDICATION AND DID NOT SEEK THIRD PARTY MEDICAL INTERVENTION. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF DEATH, SERIOUS INJURY OR MISTREATMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 PRECISION LINK DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NBW ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC, USA NA 42871

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 UNK