FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ANIMAS INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2854644 · Received December 3, 2012

Report

Report Number
2531779-2012-14160
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 3, 2012
Report Date
November 13, 2012
Manufacturer
ANIMAS CORPORATION
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K042873
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FOLLOW-UP #1 DATE OF SUBMISSION (B)(4) 2013 DEVICE EVALUATION: THE PUMP HAS BEEN RETURNED AND EVALUATED BY PRODUCT ANALYSIS ON (B)(4) 2012 WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: EVALUATION REVEALED THAT THE KEYPAD SYMBOLS WERE WORN AND THE RUBBER KEYPAD WAS TORN AT THE OK BUTTON. A DAMAGED KEYPAD WILL ALLOW CONTAMINATION TO PERMEATE THE BUTTON CONTACTS NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE BUTTON FUNCTION. THE DAMAGED KEYPAD IS OBVIOUS AND DETECTABLE AND SHOULD ALERT THE USER TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE PUMP. EVALUATION REVEALED THAT THE CONTRAST, OK AND DOWN BUTTONS WERE INTERMITTENTLY UNRESPONSIVE AND THE UP BUTTON RESPONDED APPROPRIATELY. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF KEYPAD CONTAMINATION FOUND UNDER ALL OF THE KEY CONTACTS. UNRELATED TO THE COMPLAINT, EVALUATION REVEALED A SCRATCHED DISPLAY SCREEN, WHICH HAS NO EFFECT ON INSULIN DELIVERY FUNCTION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PUMP HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO ANIMAS FOR EVALUATION. 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. IF THE DEVICE IS RETURNED, AN EVALUATION SHALL BE COMPLETED AND A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED. NO CONCLUSIONS CAN BE MADE AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2012, THE REPORTER CONTACTED ANIMAS, ALLEGING THAT THE UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW AND OK KEYPAD BUTTONS WERE INTERMITTENTLY UNRESPONSIVE AND THE BUTTON SYMBOLS WERE WORN OFF. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED WITH TROUBLESHOOTING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE PRODUCT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO AN ADVERSE EVENT.

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 11 YR