Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Insulet OmniPod

Según U.S. Food and Drug Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en United States que fue producido por Insulet Corporation.

¿Qué es esto?

Una corrección al equipo o acción de retiro tomada por el fabricante para abordar un problema con un dispositivo médico. Los retiros (recalls) ocurren cuando un dispositivo médico está defectuoso, cuando puede poner en riesgo la salud, o cuando simultáneamente está defectuoso y puede poner en riesgo la salud.

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  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    71651
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 1
  • Número del evento
    Z-2484-2015
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2015-07-13
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2015-09-04
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2017-01-26
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
  • Notas / Alertas
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Pump, infusion, insulin - Product Code LZG
  • Causa
    Omnipods¿ (pods) have a higher rate of failure causing: cannula fails to deploy/retract causing insulin to be pumped or the audible alarm is displayed on the pdm and pod will not deliver insulin.
  • Acción
    The firm, Insulet Corporation, sent an "URGENT: Voluntary Device Recall" letter dated 7/13/2015 to each consignee/customer via Email notification (where possible) on 7/13/15 as well as Federal Express. Customers not responding to the email or Federal Express will receive follow up phone calls. The letter described the product, problem and actions to e taken. The customers were instructed to do the following: If you have Pods from any of these lots, set them aside, we will replace them at no charge; arrange for return and replacement by choosing one of the following methods: 1. Complete the online form at https://www.myomnipod.com/podinfo (fastest method). 2. Return the enclosed reply card by mail or fax to 1-855-407-3729. 3. Contact Insulet Customer Care by calling 1-855-407-3729 (any time day or night). If you do not have any unused Pods form these lots, reply using one of the methods above. If you have any question, contact Acting VP RA/QA at 978-600-7000. EXPANDED RECALL: Insulet Corp. issued on 11/2/15 the URGENT: Field Safety Notification via Email notification and Federal Express. Letter describes problem of that certain lots of the pod's needle failed to deploy or there is a delay in the deployment of the needle. Customers not responding to the email or Federal Express will receive additional mailing and/or follow up phone calls. Call Customer Care at 1-855-407-3729 if you have any questions regarding this Field Safety Notification

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Lot Numbers: L40806, L40811, L40895, L40976, L41014, L41025, L41067, L41162, L41171, L41197, L41198, L41250  Expanded Recall: Lot Codes: L41880, L41881, L41892, L41895,L41897,L41898, L41899,L41900, L41901, L41902, L41903, L41904, L41905, L41906, L41907
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution: US (Nationwide) and country of: Switzerland.
  • Descripción del producto
    OmniPod¿ Insulin Management System. Only the OmniPod¿ device is affected. Catalog Number(s): POD-ZXP420 (US). Intended for subcutaneous delivery of insulin at set and variable rates for the management of diabetes mellitus in persons requiring insulin.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Insulet Corporation, 600 Technology Park Dr Ste 200, Billerica MA 01821-4126
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA