| Class 2 Device Recall FreeStyle Connect | |
Date Initiated by Firm | February 17, 2006 |
Date Posted | March 15, 2006 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on January 20, 2011 |
Recall Number | Z-0604-06 |
Recall Event ID |
34665 |
510(K)Number | K051802 |
Product Classification |
System, Test, Blood Glucose, Over The Counter - Product Code NBW
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Product | FreeStyle Connect Point of Care Blood Glucose Monitoring System, including Control Solutions and Test Strips;
Part Number: 70672-01;
Recalling Firm/Manufacturer: Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc., 1360 South Loop Road, Alameda, CA 94502 |
Code Information |
All lots, including: FC0010, FC0012, FC0013, FC0014, FC0015, FC0016, FC0017, FC0020, FC0019, FC0018, FC0021, FC0022, FC0023, FC0026, FC0024, FC0025, FC0027, FC0028, FC0029, FC0030, FC0031, FC0032, FC0033, FC0034, FC0036 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. 1360 South Loop Road Alameda CA 94502-7000
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For Additional Information Contact | Tina Mazurkiewicz 510-749-6333 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The device may give inaccurate elevated blood glucose test results. This may lead to over treatment and hypoglycemic complications may result. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
Action | On 2/17/06 the firm initiated the recall via its reps and on 2/22/06 notification was via letters explaining the reason for the recall and reporting that its reps will replace the units. |
Quantity in Commerce | 900 |
Distribution | The product was released for distribution to 28 consignees in US.
The recall was appropriately extended to the consumer/user level; i.e., the physicians and hospitals who received the recalled product.
There were no shipments to U.S. Government facilities or foreign or Canadian distribution.
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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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