CONTOUR® PLUS
Report
- Report Number
- 1810909-2025-00156
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 4, 2025
- Date of Event
- October 4, 2025
- Report Date
- March 23, 2026
- Manufacturer
- ASCENSIA DIABETES CARE US INC.
- Product Code
- NBW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K191286
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MX
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
DESPITE THE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS, THE CUSTOMER DID NOT RETURN THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, AN IN-HOUSE TESTING WAS PERFORMED WITH THE IN-HOUSE CONTOUR® PLUS METER (SERIAL # (B)(6)) AND IN-HOUSE CONTOUR® PLUS TEST STRIPS (LOT # 4LQHG01B) USING BLOOD SPIKED WITH GLUCOSE AT 137 MG/DL AND 66 MG/DL, AS DETERMINED BY YSI INSTRUMENT IN FIVE REPLICATES EACH. ALL TESTS RECOVERED WITHIN FIT-FOR-USE LIMITS. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS REVIEWED FOR THE SUSPECTED CONTOUR® PLUS METER (SERIAL # (B)(6)) AND NO MANUFACTURING ANOMALIES WERE FOUND.
THE PATIENT/FAMILY (A1) WAS THE INITIAL REPORTER (E1), SO PERSONAL INFORMATION WAS NOT ENTERED. NO INFORMATION WAS CAPTURED IN SECTION A4 AS THE CUSTOMER'S WEIGHT WAS NOT PROVIDED. SKU#: 7706 OF THE CONTOUR® PLUS TEST STRIPS IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN MEXICO; THEREFORE, THE UDI# IS NOT APPLICABLE. THE CONTOUR® PLUS TEST STRIPS USED WITH THE CONTOUR® PLUS METER IS SIMILAR TO THE CONTOUR® NEXT TEST STRIPS USED WITH THE CONTOUR® NEXT METER AVAILABLE IN THE US MARKET. THEREFORE, PRODUCT CODE NBW AND MOST RECENT 510 (K)#: K191286 ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTOUR® NEXT METER MARKETED IN US WERE CAPTURED IN SECTIONS D2B AND G4 RESPECTIVELY. THE DEVICE WAS DISTRIBUTED OUTSIDE THE US, THEREFORE, NO GUDID INFORMATION EXISTS.
THE CUSTOMER RETURNED THE SUSPECTED CONTOUR® PLUS METER WITH SERIAL # (B)(6) FOR EVALUATION. NO TEST STRIPS WERE RETURNED. THEREFORE, AN IN-HOUSE TESTING WAS PERFORMED WITH THE RETURNED METER AND IN-HOUSE CONTOUR® PLUS TEST STRIPS (LOT # 4LQHG01B) USING BLOOD SPIKED WITH GLUCOSE AT 136 MG/DL AND 67 MG/DL, AS DETERMINED BY YSI INSTRUMENT IN FIVE REPLICATES EACH. ALL TESTS RECOVERED WITHIN FIT-FOR-USE LIMITS.
THE CUSTOMER FROM MEXICO REPORTED THAT HE OBTAINED BLOOD GLUCOSE READINGS OF 26 MG/DL AT 5:00 P.M., 128 MG/DL AT 5:03 P.M. AND 45 MG/DL AT 5:09 P.M. WITH THE CONTOUR® PLUS METER. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF AN ADVERSE EVENT. THE CUSTOMER WAS ADVISED TO RETURN THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. A REPLACEMENT METER KIT WAS SENT TO THE CUSTOMER.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 584746 | CONTOUR® PLUS | BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST STRIPS | NBW | ASCENSIA DIABETES CARE US INC. | 7706 | 4LQHG01B |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 YR | Male |