FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ANIMAS INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 4221412 · Received November 3, 2014

Report

Report Number
2531779-2014-31286
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 3, 2014
Report Date
October 20, 2014
Manufacturer
ANIMAS CORPORATION
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K042873
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

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. 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE EVALUATION: THE PUMP HAS BEEN RETURNED AND EVALUATED BY PRODUCT ANALYSIS ON 12/18/2014 WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: A REVIEW OF THE PUMP BLACK BOX DATA REVEALED MULTIPLE OCCLUSION ALARMS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH FORCE READINGS. DURING TESTING, THE PUMP WAS EXERCISED FOR 24 HOURS AND THE REWIND, LOAD, AND PRIME STEPS WERE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO DUPLICATED OCCLUSION ALARMS. THE FORCE SENSOR CALIBRATION MEASURED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. EVIDENCE OF THE COMPLAINT WAS FOUND IN THE BLACK BOX; HOWEVER, THE COMPLAINT WAS NOT DUPLICATED. UNRELATED TO THE COMPLAINT, THE PUMP WAS POWERED ON AND THE DISPLAY SCREEN APPEARED DIM.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2014, THE REPORTER CONTACTED ANIMAS, ALLEGING A OCCLUSION (FREQUENT/PERSISTENT) ISSUE. 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
701199 ANIMAS INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP LZG ANIMAS CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 49 YR