| Class 2 Device Recall EASYMax N SelfMonitoring Blood Glucose System | |
Date Initiated by Firm | May 26, 2009 |
Date Posted | September 10, 2009 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on September 27, 2012 |
Recall Number | Z-1937-2009 |
Recall Event ID |
52352 |
510(K)Number | K083099 |
Product Classification |
System, test, blood glucose, over the counter - Product Code NBW
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Product | EASYMax N. Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose System, distributed in cardboard carton kits. Each kit contains the following components: Blood Glucose Meter; Test Strip x 10 ct.; Normal Control Solution; Carrying Case; Alkaline Battery x 2 ct.; Lancets x 5 ct.; Lancing Device; AST Lancing Device Cap; User's Manual; Test Strip Instructions and Control Solution Instructions.
Indicated for use at home by persons with diabetes or in clinical setting by healthcare professionals as an aid to monitor the effectiveness of diabetes control. |
Code Information |
Lot Number: 222090401, Serial Numbers: 27U000001 - 27U001700, Strip Expiration Date: 2010/09; Lot Number: 222090902: Serial Numbers: 27U001702 - 27U003401, Strip Expiration Date: 2010/11; Lot Number: 222091101, Serial Numbers: 27U003404 - 27U005903, Strip Expiration Date: 2010/11; Lot Number: 222091103, Serial Numbers: 27U008404 - 27U008503, Strip Expiration Date: 2010/11; Lot Number: 222091102, Serial Numbers: 27U005904 - 27U008242, Strip Expiration Date: 2010/11; Lot Number: 222091103, Serial Numbers: 27U008243 - 27U008430, Strip Expiration Date: 2010/11; and Lot Number: 222091201, Serial Numbers: 27U008504 - 27U010503, Strip Expiration Date: 2010/1. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Oak Tree International Holdings, LLC, Inc. 1209 Lowell St Ste 10 Elyria OH 44035-4803
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For Additional Information Contact | Don Chargin 440-822-9101 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Blood glucose meters, which were set to the mmol/L. unit of measure, rather than the accepted/labeled mg./dL unit of measure, were distributed. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Process control |
Action | EPS Technology issued a certified notification letter to the sole distributor/customer: GEMCO, Coconut Creek, FL dated May 26, 2009. The letter describes the potential preset error and its possible consequences to the user/customer. The letter goes on to inform the distributor that EPS Technology Corp. will be sending out letters to all affected user/customers during a direct mailing. If the error is found, the user/customer can either: 1) have the firm's Customer Service Dept. instruct them as to how to fix the unit, or 2) request that a replacement meter be sent to them.
For further information, contact EPS Technology Customer Service at 1-866-994-3345. |
Quantity in Commerce | 5,396 units |
Distribution | Nationwide Distribution -- AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VA, WA, WY and HI. |
Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = NBW
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