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Z-0137-2015Class II

Animas Vibe Insulin Infusion Pump and System. These products are indicated for continuous subcutaneous...

Animas Corp. / initiated 2012-10-25 / Terminated / root cause: design

Animas Corporation began a recall of Animas Vibe Insulin Infusion Pump and System. These products are indicated for continuous subcutaneous infusion of insulin for the treatment of... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Animas determined that keypad wear over time was contributing to an increased complaint rate associated with damaged keypads on the Vibe Insulin Infusion Pump and System. Animas has implemented an improvement to the...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0137-2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Animas Corp.
Product
Animas Vibe Insulin Infusion Pump and System. These products are indicated for continuous subcutaneous infusion of insulin for the treatment of insulin-requiring diabetes.
Product code
LZG Pump, Infusion, Insulin
Reason for recall
Animas determined that keypad wear over time was contributing to an increased complaint rate associated with damaged keypads on the Vibe Insulin Infusion Pump and System. Animas has implemented an improvement to the keypad related to the material used to reduce susceptibility to damage and increase durability.
Root cause tag
design
FDA root cause
Device Design
Action
Animas initiated the notification to Distributors by letter, dated July 2012, and Patients and Health Care Professionals were notified by letter in September 2012. The delay in notifying patients and health care professionals was driven by the need to have sufficient inventory of replacement product on hand in order to meet anticipated demand before sending the letters.
Quantity in commerce
1938
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution in the countries of France, Italy, Sweden, and UK..
Product codes and lots
Part Numbers  101200-57 100512-57 100510-02  100510-03  100510-04 100510-53 100510-56 100510-57 100510-63 100510-67 100511-02 100511-03 100511-04 100511-53 100511-56 100511-57 100511-63 100512-02 100512-02 100512-03 100512-04 100512-53 100512-56 100512-57 100512-63 100514-02 100514-03 100514-04 100514-53 100514-56 100514-57 100514-63 100515-02 100515-03 100515-04 100515-53 100515-56 100515-57 100515-63 101200-02 101002-03 101002-53 101002-56 101002-57 101002-63 101201-02 101201-03 101201-53  101210-56 101201-57 101201-63 101202-02 101202-03 101202-04 101202-53 101202-57 101202-63 101204-03 101204-04 101204-53 101204-57 101204-63 101205-03 101205-53 101205-56 101205-57 101205-63

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0137-2015
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-0137-2015Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated