FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PUMP MMT-1780KPK 670G PATHWAY BLACK MG

MDR report key: 16868688 · Received May 4, 2023

Report

Report Number
2032227-2023-203125
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 4, 2023
Date of Event
April 22, 2023
Report Date
June 30, 2023
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.
Product Code
OZP
UDI-DI
000000763000190460
PMA / PMN Number
P150001
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

S/W 4.11E. RETAINER RING=CLEAR. CASE TYPE=NGP. ON 04/22/2023 CUSTOMER CALLED IN WITH THE FOLLOWING CONCERN: CUSTOMER WAS CHANGING THE BATTERY BUT NOW THE SCREEN OF THE PUMP IS JUST BLANK. TEST P-CAP AND RESERVOIR LOCKED PROPERLY INTO RESERVOIR COMPARTMENT DURING TESTING. AFTER MULTIPLE BATTERY REPLACEMENT UNIT PERSISTED ON BLANK DISPLAY. UNABLE TO PERFORM THE DISPLACEMENT TEST, DUE TO BLANK DISPLAY. PROCEEDED TO CUT UNIT OPEN AND PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION ON CONNECTORS AND ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES. SWAPPING OUT TEST BOARDS TO CONFIRM BLANK DISPLAY. IT WAS DETERMINED CORRODED BATTERY TUBE AND CORRODED VIBRATOR HARNESS BOARD WERE CORRODED CAUSING AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT. NO MOISTURE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES. ELECTRONIC STACK WAS PLACED INTO A TEST CASE AND POWERED UP PROPERLY. UNIT WAS LATER TESTED FOR SLEEP AND ACTIVE MEASUREMENT CURRENTS AND WERE TESTED WITHIN SPEC. UNIT WAS DOWNLOADED SUCCESSFULLY USING (THUS SOFTWARE) FOR REFERENCE. NO BLANK DISPLAY, LOW BATTERY ALARMS OR UNEXPECTED BATTERY POWER LOSS NOTED DURING TESTING. THE POWER MANAGEMENT GRAPH IS WITHIN SPEC. UNIT ALSO RECEIVED WITH CRACKED CASE (BATTERY TUBE), CRACKED BATTERY TUBE THREADS, CRACKED RETAINER AND MISSING DISPLAY WINDOW COVER. IN CONCLUSION, UNIT WAS RECEIVED WITH A BLANK DISPLAY DUE TO CORRODED BATTERY TUBE AND CORRODED VIBRATOR HARNESS/POWER BOARD. 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. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

INFORMATION RECEIVED BY MEDTRONIC INDICATED THAT THE CUSTOMER HAD BLANK DISPLAY. NO HARM REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE CUSTOMER WILL DISCONTINUE THE USE OF THE DEVICE. THE PRODUCT WILL BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
859935 PUMP MMT-1780KPK 670G PATHWAY BLACK MG AUTOMATED INSULIN DOSING DEVICE SYSTEM, SINGLE HORMONAL CONTROL OZP MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. MMT-1780KPK HG3MTCN 000000763000190460

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 49 YR Male