FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PRECISION LINK

MDR report key: 4130529 · Received September 30, 2014

Report

Report Number
2954323-2014-00999
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 30, 2014
Date of Event
August 27, 2014
Report Date
September 1, 2014
Product Code
NBW
PMA / PMN Number
K040628
Removal / Correction Number
Z-0709-2007
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THERE IS A KNOWN MALFUNCTION WITH THE PRECISION LINK SOFTWARE THAT CAN LEAD TO INCORRECT TRENDING OF RESULTS. THIS OCCURS WHEN RESULTS, OBTAINED ON A METER WITH INCORRECT DATE AND TIME, ARE UPLOADED TO A COMPUTER WITH PRECISION LINK SOFTWARE. CUSTOMERS AND RETAILERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THROUGH THE ADC FA21DEC2006 LETTER. ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ABBOTT DIABETES CARE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER REPORTED RECEIVING AN E6 MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY OF HIS ADC BLOOD GLUCOSE METER. IT WAS THEN ADDITIONALLY IDENTIFIED BY ADC CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE DATE AND TIME SETTINGS IN THE METER WERE NOT PROPERLY SET, AND HE REPORTED TO BE A USER OF THE PRECISION LINK DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 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
609046 PRECISION LINK DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NBW 4500163642

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR