FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FREESTYLE FLASH

MDR report key: 2930578 · Received January 28, 2013

Report

Report Number
2954323-2013-00057
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 28, 2013
Date of Event
January 17, 2013
Report Date
January 15, 2013
Product Code
LFR
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE ISOLATED TO SOFTWARE CORRUPTION. ALTHOUGH GLUCOSE RESULTS MAY BE DELAYED, BLOOD GLUCOSE COULD BE DETERMINED BY ALTERNATE MEANS, INCLUDING USE OF ANOTHER BLOOD GLUCOSE METER, SEEING A PHYSICIAN (AS RECOMMENDED IN PRODUCT LABELING), OR BY SEEKING TREATMENT AT A HEALTH CARE FACILITY. NOTE: THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED. ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ABBOTT DIABETES CARE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHILE PERFORMING AN INVESTIGATION ON THE CUSTOMER'S ADC METER, A BLANK SCREEN WAS OBSERVED. THIS MDR IS BEING SUBMITTED DUE TO RETURNED PRODUCT INVESTIGATION RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF DEATH, SERIOUS INJURY OR MISTREATMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
37013 FREESTYLE FLASH BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM LFR

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 86 YR