FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CARELINK CONNECT APP IOS

MDR report key: 18159595 · Received November 17, 2023

Report

Report Number
2032227-2023-304412
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 17, 2023
Date of Event
October 30, 2023
Report Date
December 19, 2023
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
PKU
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IT
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

AN ATTEMPT TO REPRODUCE THE REPORTED EVENT USING THE CP APP WITH 3.2.0 INSTALLED ON IPHONE 12 MINI (V.17.0.3) WITH MMT-1886 PUMP (SOFTWARE VERSION 6.7W) WAS CONDUCTED AND THE ISSUE WAS REPRODUCED. WE HAVE OBSERVED THAT THE SG GRAPH IS NOT VISIBLE ON THE PATIENT GRAPH SCREEN & HISTORY SCREEN IS SHOWING LOADING IN THE CP APP. THE SOFTWARE FAILED TO MEET THE SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS AND PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS. AFTER CONDUCTING A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND TWO ISSUES. FIRSTLY, THE DATE AND TIME SETTINGS ON THE PUMP DEVICE AND THE PATIENT DEVICE ARE NOT SYNCHRONIZED, WHICH IS CAUSING THE SG GRAPH TO NOT BE VISIBLE IN THE CP APP. SECONDLY, WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF UDM IN VERSION 3.2.0, THE JSON STRUCTURE OF 'DISPLAY MESSAGE' RESPONSE OBJECTS HAVE TRANSFORMED. AS A RESULT, THE DATABASE-TO-APPLICATION (DBTOAPPNOTIFICATIONHISTORYENTITYMAPPER) MAPPER FAILS TO FETCH THE OBJECTS FROM THE DATABASE, CAUSING THEM TO FAIL TO RECEIVE PUSH NOTIFICATIONS IN THE CP APPLICATION. TO ASSIST WITH THE RESOLUTION OF THE ISSUES, WE PROVIDED THE HELPLINE TEAM WITH THE FOLLOWING WORKAROUND TO ENSURE THAT IT IS ADDRESSED EFFECTIVELY: 1. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THE DATE AND TIME ARE SAME ON BOTH THE PUMP DEVICE AND THE PATIENT'S DEVICE, BY DOING THIS SG GRAPH WILL BE VISIBLE ON THE CP APP. YOU CAN SET THE DATE AND TIME ON THE PUMP DEVICE USING THE USER GUIDE. 2. UNFOLLOW AND THEN FOLLOW THE PATIENT AGAIN OR REINSTALL THE APP. THE ISSUE WILL BE RESOLVED IN THE UPCOMING CP APPLICATION RELEASE/S. 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. SELECT 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 CARELINK CONNECT APP ISSUE. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED AND WAS THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. NO HARM REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE CUSTOMER WILL CONTINUE THE USE OF THE DEVICE. THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
330235 CARELINK CONNECT APP IOS INSULIN PUMP SECONDARY DISPLAY PKU MEDTRONIC MINIMED MMT-6112

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 3 YR Unknown