FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MINIMED 770G US SYSTEM BLE CONNECT 3.0 MG/DL

MDR report key: 15346365 · Received September 2, 2022

Report

Report Number
2032227-2022-321236
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 2, 2022
Date of Event
August 24, 2022
Report Date
November 16, 2022
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.
Product Code
OZP
UDI-DI
000000763000414344
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(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. 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 · 0

THIS MDR RELATED TO THE PUERTO RICO MANUFACTURING SITE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A MEDWATCH NUMBER FROM THE MEDTRONIC MINIMED NORTHRIDGE SITE, PER VARIANCE 5. RETAINER RING = BLACK. CUSTOMER RETURNED DEVICE FOR AN ALLEGED BLANK DISPLAY AND FAILED BATTERY TEST FOUND ON AUGUST 24, 2022. THE DEVICE PASSED THE DISPLACEMENT TEST, ACTIVE CURRENT TEST, SLEEP CURRENT TEST AND SELF TEST. NO BLANK DISPLAY NOTED DURING TESTING. SUCCESSFULLY DOWNLOADED HISTORY FILES AND TRACES USING THUMP. THE POWER MANAGEMENT GRAPH CONFIRMED THE UNLOADED VOLTAGE (UL VLITH) AND LOADED VOLTAGE (LOADED VLITH) WERE WITHIN SPEC RANGE. NO UNEXPECTED ALARMS OR ALERTS NOTED DURING TESTING. THE DEVICE DOWNLOADED HISTORY CONFIRMED THE DEVICE ALARMED LOW BATTERY ALERT ON AUGUST 24, 2022 AT 13:19:00.000 AND POWER LOSS ALARM ON AUGUST 24, 2022 AT 13:33:21.000 DUE TO CUSTOMER'S FAULTY AA BATTERY. DEVICE WAS CUT OPEN TO PERFORM VISUAL INSPECTION AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF PHYSICAL OR MOISTURE DAMAGE ON THE ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY, BATTERY TUBE, MOTOR, OR FORCE SENSOR. TEST P-CAP AND RESERVOIR LOCKED PROPERLY INTO RESERVOIR COMPARTMENT DURING TESTING. THE FOLLOWING WERE NOTED DURING VISUAL INSPECTION: PILLOWING KEYPAD OVERLAY AND KEYPAD OVERLAY TEXTURE DAMAGE. BLANK DISPLAY WAS NOT OBSERVED DURING ANALYSIS AND PASSED ALL REQUIRED TESTING. BLANK DISPLAY AND FAILED BATTERY TEST NOT CONFIRMED. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

INFORMATION RECEIVED BY MEDTRONIC INDICATED THAT THE INSULIN PUMP HAD BLANK DISPLAY. CUSTOMER STATED DISPLAY WAS BLANK CURRENTLY AND WAS NOT ACCEPTING NEW BATTERIES. CUSTOMER STATED THE CONTACTS ON THE BATTERY CAP WERE NOT MISSING OR DAMAGED. CUSTOMER STATED BATTERY COMPARTMENT WAS NEITHER DAMAGED NOR CORRODED. CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE SPRING WAS NEITHER DAMAGED NOR CORRODED. THE CUSTOMER WAS ASSISTED WITH TROUBLESHOOTING AND DISPLAY DID NOT RETURNED BACK. NO HARM REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE CUSTOMER WILL DISCONTINUE USE OF THE DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
677836 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 HG5AFQQZZ 000000763000414344

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR Female