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Z-0596-2014Class II

Asante Comfort Infusion Set with 110cm tubing & 13mm cannula packaged in 5-packs,singles, or inside a...

Asante Solutions, Inc. / initiated 2013-11-19 / Terminated / root cause: design

Asante Solutions, Inc. began a recall of Asante Comfort Infusion Set with 110cm tubing & 13mm cannula packaged in 5-packs,singles, or inside a Combination Kit (FG-5143-4). Manufactured for: Asante... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Reports of the infusion tubing disconnecting from the connector, resulting in leakage of insulin from the infusion set and providing patient with less insulin than intended". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0596-2014
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Asante Solutions, Inc.
Product
Asante Comfort Infusion Set with 110cm tubing & 13mm cannula packaged in 5-packs,singles, or inside a Combination Kit (FG-5143-4). Manufactured for: Asante Solutions Sunnyvale, CA; Manufactured by: Unomedical Lejre, Denmark
Product code
FPA Set, Administration, Intravascular
Reason for recall
Reports of the infusion tubing disconnecting from the connector, resulting in leakage of insulin from the infusion set and providing patient with less insulin than intended.
Root cause tag
design
FDA root cause
Device Design
Action
Asante sent urgent medical device recall notifications letters to distributors and customers on November 19, 2013 by US mail, return receipt requested.
Quantity in commerce
635 kits
Distribution
Nationwide Distribution.
Product codes and lots
Asante Catalog number: FG-4143-5, FG-4143T. Unomedical Item number: 87-110-2562 Lot numbers:  0230120; 0230124 5031108.

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0596-2014
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-0594-2014Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-0595-2014Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-0596-2014Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-0597-2014Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-0598-2014Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-0599-2014Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-0600-2014Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-0601-2014Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated