FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SMARTPHONE ANDROID APP: PUMP CONNECT

MDR report key: 16642747 · Received March 30, 2023

Report

Report Number
2032227-2023-178679
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 30, 2023
Date of Event
March 7, 2023
Report Date
March 30, 2023
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
PKU
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

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. THE PATIENT INFORMATION CANNOT BE PROVIDED DUE TO REGIONAL PRIVACY REGULATIONS. 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 CUSTOMER REPORTED A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE INSULIN PUMP AND MOBILE DEVICE AND.  TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED AND THE COMPUTER WAS NOT COMPACTIBLE AND UNABLE TO UPLOAD AND THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVE.  NO HARM REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED. THE CUSTOMER WILL CONTINUE THE USE OF THE DEVICE AND THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
172634 SMARTPHONE ANDROID APP: PUMP CONNECT INSULIN PUMP SECONDARY DISPLAY PKU MEDTRONIC MINIMED MMT-6101

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown