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Z-0136-2015Class II

Animas Vibe Insulin Infusion Pump. This product is indicated for continuous subcutaneous infusion of insulin...

Animas Corp. / initiated 2014-06-10 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

Animas Corporation began a recall of Animas Vibe Insulin Infusion Pump. This product is indicated for continuous subcutaneous infusion of insulin for the treatment of diabetes and has a continuous... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Animas determined that the Hebrew language translation in the Vibe Insulin Infusion Pump was incorrect and could lead to potential patient confusion. In addition, one line of Hebrew text was omitted from the display...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0136-2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Animas Corp.
Product
Animas Vibe Insulin Infusion Pump. This product is indicated for continuous subcutaneous infusion of insulin for the treatment of diabetes and has a continuous glucose monitoring feature.
Product code
N/A
Reason for recall
Animas determined that the Hebrew language translation in the Vibe Insulin Infusion Pump was incorrect and could lead to potential patient confusion. In addition, one line of Hebrew text was omitted from the display screen.
Root cause tag
manufacturing process
FDA root cause
Employee error
Action
A recall notification letter, dated June 2014, was sent to the recalling firm's sole customer, TriTech Biomed, in Israel, to notify them about the product, problem, and action to be taken. The distributor sent letters to their customers on July 16, 2014.
Quantity in commerce
1028
Distribution
International Distribution in Israel only.
Product codes and lots
Model Number(s): 11220008 PMPW/OKIT,VIBE,BLU,mg,IL 11220108 PMPW/OKIT,VIBE,BLK,mg,IL 11220208 PMPW/OKIT,VIBE,SIL,mg,IL 11220408 PMPW/OKIT,VIBE,PGL,mg,IL 11220508 PMPW/OKIT,VIBE,LGN,mg,IL 11251008 REV KIT,VIBE,BLU,mg,IL 11251108 REV KIT,VIBE,BLK,mg,IL 11251208 REV KIT,VIBE,SIL,mg,IL 11251408 REV KIT,VIBE,PGL,mg,IL 11251508 REV KIT,VIBE,LGN,mg,IL 11451008 REV KIT,VIBEPL,BLU,mg,IL 11451108 REV KIT,VIBEPL,BLK,mg,IL 11451208 REV KIT,VIBEPL,SIL,mg,IL 11451408 REV KIT,VIBEPL,PGL,mg, IL 11451508 REV KIT,VIBEPL,LGN,mg,IL 11420008 PMPW/OKIT,VIBEPL,BLU,mg,IL 11420108 PMPW/OKIT,VIBEPL,BLK,mg,IL 11420208 PMPW/OKIT,VIBEPL,SIL,mg,IL 11420408 PMPW/OKIT,VIBEPL,PGL,mg,IL 11420508 PMPW/OKIT,VIBEPL,LGN,mg,IL

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0136-2015
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-0136-2015Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated