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Z-1376-2012

OneTouch(R) Ping(R) Insulin Pump glucose management system. The device is intended to deliver insulin therapy

Animas Corp. / initiated 2012-03-01 / Terminated / root cause: software

Animas Corporation began a recall of OneTouch(R) Ping(R) Insulin Pump glucose management system. The device is intended to deliver insulin therapy on . The reason FDA records is "There is an error in the pump software where the OneTouch(R) Ping(R) insulin pump did not allow the user to save changes to the time and date on the pump if those changes were made on February 29, 2012 (Leap Day). Users...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-1376-2012
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Animas Corp.
Product
OneTouch(R) Ping(R) Insulin Pump glucose management system. The device is intended to deliver insulin therapy.
Product code
LZG Pump, Infusion, Insulin
Reason for recall
There is an error in the pump software where the OneTouch(R) Ping(R) insulin pump did not allow the user to save changes to the time and date on the pump if those changes were made on February 29, 2012 (Leap Day). Users who did not attempt to change the time or date on their pump on February 29, 2012 are not affected by this issue.
Root cause tag
software
FDA root cause
Software design
Action
The firm initiated their recall on March 1, 2012 and sent Urgent Notification letters dated March 6, 2012 to all consignees by UPS with delivery confirmation. Customers were notified of the issue and the appropriate steps to take in order to mitigate the issue. A Web Letter for users was also posted to the Animas web site. Questions were directed to (855) 230-7577.
Quantity in commerce
91,239
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution, (USA) including the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY and the country of Canada and the territory of Puerto Rico.
Product codes and lots
Part number 101420-00, 10142100, 101422-00, 101424-00, 101425-00, 100430-00, 100431-00, 100432-00, 100434-00, 100435-00, 101420-98, 101421-98, 101422-98, 101424-98, 101425-98, and 10050000.