OMNIPOD 5 POD
Report
- Report Number
- 3004464228-2025-54845
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 7, 2025
- Date of Event
- October 29, 2025
- Report Date
- December 23, 2025
- Manufacturer
- INSULET CORPORATION
- Product Code
- QFG
- UDI-DI
- 20385083000432
- PMA / PMN Number
- K231826
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
A PRODUCT INFORMATION UPDATE WAS PROVIDED WITH A DIFFERENT SERIAL NUMBER THAN WAS REPORTED AND NOTED ON THE INITIAL MDR. CORRECTION TO D(4): LOT NUMBER CHANGED FROM 190457 TO 0190457.
ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. IT WAS REPORTED THE CANNULA WAS POSSIBLY NOT INSERTED CORRECTLY INTO THE INFUSION SITE. THIS CONDITION COULD INTERRUPT INSULIN DELIVERY AND CONTRIBUTE TO HYPERGLYCEMIA. LOT RELEASE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED, AND THE PRODUCT LOT MET ALL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA. SPECIFICALLY, A POD IS PAIRED TO A PDM AND PUT THROUGH SIMULATED USE TESTING INCLUDING COMMUNICATING WITH THE PDM, DEPLOYMENT, DELIVERING FLUID, OCCLUSION DETECTION, AND FREEDOM FROM HAZARD ALARMS. LOCKED DOWN SMARTPHONE: LOCKDOWN OMNIPOD SOFTWARE APP VERSION: 3.1.5-P001 OPERATING SYSTEM: N5004L-AM-Q-MV01602-06-01.06 HARDWARE: N5004L CGM SENSOR TYPE: L2+ *PLEASE NOTE, THE DEVICE IDENTIFIERS ARE CAPTURED AS REPORTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND MAY NOT ALIGN WITH THE DEVICE CONFIGURATION REPORTED IN THIS SECTION AS THIS DATA IS PULLED FROM OUR CLOUD BASED ON THE REPORTED DATE OF EVENT.
THE RECEIVED DEVICE HAD THE CANNULA ASSEMBLY FULLY DEPLOYED. INSPECTION OF THE NEEDLE MECHANISM AND CANNULA ASSEMBLY FOUND NO ISSUES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE CANNULA INSERTING IMPROPERLY. THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED IMPROPER INSERTION COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED. NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND WITH THE CANNULA ASSEMBLY THAT WOULD RESULT IN LEAKING DURING WEAR. A LEAK TEST WAS PERFORMED, AND NO LEAKAGES WERE OBSERVED ALONG THE ENTIRE FLUID PATH. THE ADHESIVE PAD AND WELDS WERE INSPECTED, AND NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND. ALTHOUGH THE INVESTIGATION FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY DAMAGE, THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ADHESIVE ISSUE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
THE PATIENT REPORTED THEIR BLOOD GLUCOSE (BG) LEVEL REACHED 18 MMOL/L (324 MG/DL), WHILE WEARING THE POD BETWEEN 1 AND 4 HOURS ON THE ARM. THE PATIENT REPORTED THE CANNULA DEPLOYED DURING ACTIVATION, BUT DID NOT INSERT INTO THEIR SKIN. THIS CAUSED THE POD TO LEAK INSULIN AND THE ADHESIVE TO BECOME LOOSE. AS TREATMENT, A NEW POD WAS SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174170 | OMNIPOD 5 POD | AUTOMATED INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEM | QFG | INSULET CORPORATION | PT-001443 | PH1M02262511 | 20385083000432 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74 YR | Female |