FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GUARDIAN IOS APP

MDR report key: 18496042 · Received January 11, 2024

Report

Report Number
2032227-2024-106072
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 11, 2024
Date of Event
December 21, 2023
Report Date
February 17, 2024
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
HU
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

AN ATTEMPT TO REPRODUCE THE REPORTED EVENT USING GUARDIAN - SOFTWARE VERSION 1.4.0 INSTALLED ON IPHONE 11 IOS 17.0 WITH A TRANSMITTER WAS CONDUCTED AND CONFIRMED THE ISSUE IS NOT REPRODUCED. THE SOFTWARE DID NOT SUCCESSFULLY ADHERE TO THE SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS AND PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPECTATIONS SPECIFIED IN THE SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATIONS 10974295DOC_D. AFTER CONDUCTING A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE APP RECEIVES LOCALE(<LANGUAGECODE>, NULL) WITH NULL AS REGION AND COULD NOT RESOLVE IT. THE ESF NUMBER THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE REPORTED ISSUE IS: (B)(4). TO ASSIST WITH THE RESOLUTION OF THE ISSUE, WE PROVIDED THE HELPLINE TEAM WITH THE FOLLOWING WORKAROUND TO ENSURE THAT IT IS ADDRESSED EFFECTIVELY: PLEASE ASK CUSTOMER DO NEXT STEPS: 1. CHANGE REGION TO UNITED KINGDOM ON THIS PHONE. 2. UNISTALL GUARDIAN APP. 3. REBOOT DEVICE. 4. INSTALL GUARDIAN APP. 5. LAUNCH GUARDIAN APP.AN ATTEMPT TO REPRODUCE THE REPORTED EVENT USING GUARDIAN - SOFTWARE VERSION 1.4.0 INSTALLED ON IPHONE 11 IOS 17.0 WITH A TRANSMITTER WAS CONDUCTED AND CONFIRMED THE ISSUE IS NOT REPRODUCED. 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. 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. SELECT PATIENT INFORMATION CANNOT BE PROVIDED DUE TO REGIONAL PRIVACY REGULATIONS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

INFORMATION RECEIVED BY MEDTRONIC INDICATED THAT THE CUSTOMER REPORTED GUARDIAN APP UNRESPONSIVE AFTER IT WAS UPGRADED. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED BY FORCE CLOSING AND RE-LAUNCHING THE APP. NO HARM REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED. THE CUSTOMER WILL CONTINUE USING THE DEVICE AND THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
916629 GUARDIAN IOS APP SENSOR, GLUCOSE, INVASIVE MDS MEDTRONIC MINIMED MMT-8200

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 56 YR Unknown