FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ANIMAS VIBE

MDR report key: 4192653 · Received October 22, 2014

Report

Report Number
2531779-2014-29977
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 22, 2014
Report Date
October 7, 2014
Manufacturer
ANIMAS CORPORATION
Product Code
LZG
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE EVALUATION: THE PUMP HAS BEEN RETURNED AND EVALUATED BY PRODUCT ANALYSIS ON (B)(4) 2014 WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: 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. ON INVESTIGATION, THE REPORTED CASING ISSUE WAS VERIFIED. THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT WAS FOUND TO HAVE CRACKED FROM THE THREADS AREA TO THE GRIP PAD. THE PUMP POWERED UP WITH AUDITORY AND VIBRATORY FEATURES. UNRELATED TO THE CASING ISSUE, THE DISPLAY WAS FOUND TO BE DIM AND THE TEXT WAS DISCOLORED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PUMP HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO ANIMAS FOR EVALUATION. 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. (B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2014, THE REPORTER CONTACTED ANIMAS, ALLEGING A CASING/CONDITION (CRACKED/DAMAGED CASING) ISSUE. THE REPORTER STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. 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. THIS REPORT IS MADE UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REGULATIONS AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION ON THE PART OF ANIMAS OF ANY DEFICIENCY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
671416 ANIMAS VIBE INSULIN INFUSION PUMP LZG ANIMAS CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1