FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ANIMAS INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2278572 · Received October 6, 2011

Report

Report Number
2531779-2011-07374
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 6, 2011
Date of Event
September 8, 2011
Report Date
September 8, 2011
Manufacturer
ANIMAS CORPORATION
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K042873
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CORRECTION NUMBER: 2531779-03/24/2010-003-R. THE PUMP HAS BEEN RETURNED TO ANIMAS. EVALUATION HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. WHEN EVALUATION IS COMPLETE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE MADE AT THIS TIME. ANIMAS HAS CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR THIS PUMP AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS OPERATING WITHIN REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF RELEASE. TWO CARTRIDGES OF LOT NUMBERS B201689 AND B201700 WERE RETURNED WITH THE PUMP AND INVESTIGATED ON 09/29/2011. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF EACH CARTRIDGE WAS PERFORMED. NO DAMAGE OR DEFECTS WERE NOTED. A FORCE TEST WAS PERFORMED ON BOTH CARTRIDGES WITH NO FAILURES OBSERVED. EACH CARTRIDGE LOT IS SUBJECTED TO A STATISTICAL SAMPLING PLAN AND MUST PASS TESTING FOR FORCE (OCCLUSION AND LOSS OF PRIME), CRACKS, AND FOREIGN MATERIAL PRIOR TO RELEASE FOR DISTRIBUTION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). DEVICE EVALUATION: THE PUMP HAS BEEN RETURNED AND EVALUATED BY PRODUCT ANALYSIS ON (B)(4) 2011 WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: EVALUATION REVEALED A DISLODGED DISPLAY SCREEN AND FULLY DISLODGED FORCE SENSOR PINS. A REVIEW OF THE PUMP HISTORY INDICATED THAT LOSS OF CARTRIDGE DETECTION HAD OCCURRED WHICH WAS DUPLICATED DURING TESTING. DURING TESTING THE LOAD STEP FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE FILLED CARTRIDGE AND EMITTED A "NO CARTRIDGE DETECTED" WARNING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT THE PUMP DISPENSED INSULIN DURING THE LOAD STEP OF A ROUTINE CARTRIDGE WITH TWO DIFFERENT CARTRIDGES. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT IMPACT AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ANIMAS INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP LZG ANIMAS CORPORATION ANM 2020 INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 51 YR