Model Number 71953-01 |
Device Problem
Premature Discharge of Battery (1057)
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Patient Problem
Insufficient Information (4580)
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Event Date 01/11/2024 |
Event Type
Injury
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Event Description
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A battery issue was reported with the abbott diabetes care (adc) device.A customer reported that their adc device "got wet" and encountered a fast-draining battery issue.The customer further reported requiring third-party medical treatment due to the reported issue however, details of the treatment was not provided as the customer refused to troubleshoot further.No further information was obtained.There was no report of death or permanent injury associated with this event.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The most probable root causes associated with this failure mode are disconnected, faulty or damaged components, software/data corruption, or misuse.However, mitigations are in place to reduce and prevent such issues.All vital manufacturing steps are validated, monitored, and verified during manufacturing to ensure the system is in conformance with the verified design.All vital functions are monitored by the system and, when necessary, function is suspended to safeguard against inaccurate results.Labeling is provided to instruct the user on the intended use of all vital parts of the system to minimize misuse.All complaints and complaint trends are investigated to determine if there is a product defect/ deficiency.If a product defect/ deficiency is identified, a risk evaluation is completed and compared to the risk management report, to ensure the risk profile has not changed.Additionally, as a part of abbott¿s post-market surveillance process, all risk evaluations with associated complaint data are reviewed annually to determine if the risk profiles have changed as compared to the product risk management reports.These monitoring processes ensure that all product risk profiles remain acceptable and have a positive benefit/ risk ratio.The product has been requested back for an investigation.At this time product has not yet been returned and a valid serial number has not been provided.An extended investigation has been performed for the reported complaint and there was no indication that the product did not meet specification.A tripped trend review was conducted for the reported complaint and freestyle libre sensors, no trends were identified that would indicate any product related issues.If the product is returned, a physical investigation will be performed and a follow-up report submitted.The date of event is unknown.The date entered in section b3 is the date abbott diabetes care became aware of the event.The device mfg date is unknown.The date entered in section h4 is the date abbott diabetes care became aware of the event.All pertinent information available to abbott diabetes care has been submitted.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Repeated attempts by adc to retrieve the product were unsuccessful and/or the customer discarded the product.The most probable root causes associated with this failure mode are disconnected, faulty or damaged components, software/data corruption, or misuse.However, mitigations are in place to reduce and prevent such issues.All vital manufacturing steps are validated, monitored, and verified during manufacturing to ensure the system is in conformance with the verified design.All vital functions are monitored by the system and, when necessary, function is suspended to safeguard against inaccurate results.Labeling is provided to instruct the user on the intended use of all vital parts of the system to minimize misuse.All complaints and complaint trends are investigated to determine if there is a product defect/ deficiency.If a product defect/ deficiency is identified, a risk evaluation is completed and compared to the risk management report, to ensure the risk profile has not changed.Additionally, as a part of abbott¿s post-market surveillance process, all risk evaluations with associated complaint data are reviewed annually to determine if the risk profiles have changed as compared to the product risk management reports.These monitoring processes ensure that all product risk profiles remain acceptable and have a positive benefit/ risk ratio.At this time product has not yet been returned and a valid serial number has not been provided for reader and cable adapter.Therefore, it is not possible to check dhr for cable and adapter.An extended investigation has been performed for the reported complaint and it has been determined that there was no indication that the product did not meet specification.A tripped trend review was conducted for the reported complaint and libre reader, no trends were identified that would indicate any product related issues.If the product is returned, a physical investigation will be performed and a follow up report submitted.This also serves as a correction report.Section h10 (addtl mfg narrative) was incorrectly documented in the initial report.The correction has been made here.All pertinent information available to abbott diabetes care has been submitted.
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Event Description
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A battery issue was reported with the abbott diabetes care (adc) device.A customer reported that their adc device "got wet" and encountered a fast-draining battery issue.The customer further reported requiring third-party medical treatment due to the reported issue however, details of the treatment was not provided as the customer refused to troubleshoot further.No further information was obtained.There was no report of death or permanent injury associated with this event.
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