FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
FREESTYLE FLASH
MDR report key: 800379
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Received December 21, 2006
Report
- Report Number
- 2954323-2006-01715
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 21, 2006
- Date of Event
- October 12, 2006
- Report Date
- December 21, 2006
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
- Product Code
- LFR
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- UNKNOWN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE METER HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO EXHIBIT THE MEMORY OVERWRITE MALFUNCTION. TESTED RETURNED UNIT. NO MANUFACTURING PARAMETERS FOUND OUT OF SPEC. RETURNED BATTERY DID NOT POWER ON METER, AND CIG REPLACED WITH FRESH BATTERY. DID NOT OBSERVE BATTERY ICON OR BOOKLET ICON WHILE STRIP WAS INSERTED. HOWEVER, UOM WAS SELECTABLE AND WAS RECEIVED AT MG/DL. LOG # 0300, 0800, AND 0806 ERRORS WERE OBSERVED IN THE ERROR LOG INDICATING BATTERY DROOP. METER IS OPERABLE. CUSTOMERS AND RETAILERS HAVE BEEN INFORMED THROUGH THE FA16MAY2006 LETTER.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE UOM SETTING OF THEIR FREESTYLE METER CHANGED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF DEATH, SERIOUS INJURY OR MISTREATMENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FREESTYLE FLASH | BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM | LFR | ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YR |