FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CARELINK CONNECT APP ANDROID

MDR report key: 16741864 · Received April 14, 2023

Report

Report Number
2032227-2023-189430
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 14, 2023
Date of Event
March 29, 2023
Report Date
September 27, 2023
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
PKU
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SP
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

CUSTOMER REPORTS AFTER CARELINK CONNECT UPDATE NO INFORMATION IS DISPLAYED AND A NOT COMPATIBLE DEVICE MESSAGE APPEARS (SAMSUNG GALAXY S21, ANDROID 13, CARELINK CONNECT 2.3.1). "AN ATTEMPT TO REPRODUCE THE REPORTED EVENT USING CP APP WITH 3.1.0 INSTALLED ON GOOGLE PIXEL 4A, (V13.0.0) WITH MMT-1886 PUMP (SOFTWARE VERSION 6.7W) WAS CONDUCTED AND CONFIRMED THE ISSUE IS NOT REPRODUCED. THE SOFTWARE MET THE SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS AND PERFORMED AS EXPECTED ACCORDING TO THE SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT (SRS DOC: 3205046): 3231176: WHEN THE CP APP USER IS CONNECTED TO A PATIENT ACCOUNT THAT IS UNSUPPORTED BY THE CP APP, THE CP APP SW WILL DISPLAY THE UNSUPPORTED PATIENT DEVICE SCREEN AS THE DEFAULT HOME SCREEN. 3235566: THE CP APP SW WILL DISPLAY THE PATIENT STATUS AND SG GRAPH SCREEN AS THE DEFAULT SELECTED PATIENT RELATED SCREEN WITHIN THE PATIENT HOME SCREEN, AGILE DOC: 10948256DOC. AFTER CONDUCTING A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE CP APP IS NOT RECEIVING THE EXPECTED DATA FROM THE CARELINK SERVER. THE DATA SENT TO THE CARE PARTNER IS INCORRECTLY SETTING THE DEVICE FAMILY AS ""GUARDIAN."" THE EXPECTED DATA FOR CARE PARTNER FOLLOWING A MMM PATIENT SHOULD BE ""BLE OR BLE_X FAMILY"". HOWEVER, IN THIS CASE THE CP APP RECEIVES VALUE AS ""GUARDIAN"" DUE TO WHICH THE CARE PARTNER APP IS SHOWING AN UNSUPPORTED DEVICE SCREEN. THE ESF NUMBER THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE REPORTED ISSUE IS: 4883113. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO WORKAROUND AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. WE HAVE INFORMED THE HELPLINE TEAM ABOUT THE SITUATION AND ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON FINDING A SOLUTION/WORKAROUND. THE PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED IN THE UPCOMING APPLICATION. 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

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. 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 CARELINK CONNECT APP STOPPED DISPLAYING DATA. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DESPITE HAVING COMPATIBLE PHONE AND VERSION, THEY GOT A MESSAGE INDICATING THAT THE DEVICE IS NOT COMPATIBLE. NO HARM REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED AND THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHETHER 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
393107 CARELINK CONNECT APP ANDROID INSULIN PUMP SECONDARY DISPLAY PKU MEDTRONIC MINIMED MMT-6111

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown