ANIMAS VIBE
Report
- Report Number
- 2531779-2013-00532
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 11, 2013
- Report Date
- December 25, 2012
- Manufacturer
- ANIMAS CORPORATION
- Product Code
- LZG
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
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.
(B)(4). DEVICE EVALUATION: THE INSULIN PUMP HAS BEEN RETURNED AND ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED BY PRODUCT ANALYSIS ON (B)(4) 2013 WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: REVIEW OF THE ALARM HISTORY REVEALED ONE CALL SERVICE ALARM OCCURRING ON (B)(4) 2012 AT 3:03. REVIEW OF THE BLACK BOX REVEALED A PROGRAMMED BOLUS OF 1.5 UNITS WITH THE CALL SERVICE ALARM OCCURRING AFTER DELIVERY OF APPROXIMATELY 0.472 UNITS OF THAT BOLUS. REVIEW OF THE BOLUS HISTORY REVEALED NO RECORD OF A PARTIAL BOLUS RECORDED ON THE TIME/DATE OF THE REPORTED EVENT. ON TESTING, THE PUMP POWERED ON WITH APPROPRIATE AUDITORY AND VIBRATORY FUNCTION. AN EZ-PRIME OPERATION WAS EXECUTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PUMP WAS EXERCISED FOR 24 HOURS WITH A VARIETY OF BOLUSES PROGRAMMED AND DELIVERED WITHOUT A CALL SERVICE ALARM OCCURRING. INVESTIGATION WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE COMPLAINT THAT WAS VERIFIED IN THE BLACK BOX RECORDS.
THE REPORTER CONTACTED ANIMAS ON (B)(6) 2012, ALLEGING THE PUMP EMITTED A CALL SERVICE ALARM DURING A BOLUS DELIVERY. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ADVERSE EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE THE CALL SERVICE ALARM EMITTED INDICATED THAT THE BOLUS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN THE PUMP HISTORY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16473 | ANIMAS VIBE | INSULIN INFUSION PUMP | LZG | ANIMAS CORPORATION | ANIMAS VIBE INSULIN PUMP |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 YR |