FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ANIMAS INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2337491 · Received November 15, 2011

Report

Report Number
2531779-2011-08566
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 15, 2011
Report Date
October 18, 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

FOLLOW-UP #1 12/08/2011-DEVICE EVALUATION: THE PUMP HAS BEEN RETURNED AND EVALUATED BY PRODUCT ANALYSIS ON (B)(6) 2011 WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: A REVIEW OF THE BLACK BOX SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF LOSS OF CARTRIDGE DETECTION. DURING TESTING, THE PUMP DID NOT DETECT THE FILLED CARTRIDGE DURING THE LOAD STEP AND DISPENSED FLUID EMITTING A "NO CARTRIDGE DETECTED" WARNING. EVALUATION REVEALED THAT THE FORCE SENSOR WAS OUT OF CALIBRATION, THERE WAS A DISLODGED DISPLAY SCREEN, AND PARTIALLY DISLODGED FORCE SENSOR PINS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). PMA/510K, K042873.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PUMP HAS BEEN RETURNED TO ANIMAS. EVALUATION HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. AFTER THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILLED. NO CONCLUSIONS CAN BE DRAWN 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. RECALL # 2531779-03/24/2010-003-R.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT CLAIMED THAT THE ANIMAS INSULIN PUMP DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE LOADED CARTRIDGE DURING THE LOAD STEP. REPORTEDLY, THE INSULIN SHOT OUT DURING THE LOAD STEP UNTIL THERE WERE 140 UNITS LEFT IN THE CARTRIDGE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ANY PATIENT IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE. THIS COMPLAINT IS REPORTED DUE TO THE ALLEGED NO CARTRIDGE DETECTED ISSUE.

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 42 YR