Class 2 Device Recall LifeScan

• Date Initiated by Firm: June 09, 2005
• Date Posted: July 13, 2005
• Recall Status: Terminated on December 21, 2006
• Recall Number: Z-0980-05
• Recall Event ID: 32360
• 510(K)Number: K021819
• Product Classification: System, Test, Blood Glucose, Over The Counter - Product Code NBW
• Product: LifeScan brand One Touch UltraSmart Meter Owners Booklet AW 060-788-01A; All One Touch UltraSmart Meters shipped with OneTouch UltraSmart Owner''s Booklet AW 060-788-01A are affected by this Field Correction.
• Code Information: All One Touch UltraSmart Meters shipped with OneTouch UltraSmart Owner''s Booklet AW 060-788-01A are affected by this Field Correction. Part Number: Description: 020-524-01, System,OUS,US; 020-524-01F, System,OUS,US; 020-524-01Y, UltraSmart Meter; 020-524-02, System,OUS,EAS-C,US; 020-524-03, System,OUS,EAS-S,US; 020-524-04F, OT UltraSmart System Kit V. 4 USA; 020-524-04Y, UltraSmart System; 020-524-05, UltraSmart System -EAS-C; 020-524-06, UltraSmart System -EAS-S; 020-524-10, OT UltraSmart System Kit; 020-524-10F, OT UltraSmart System Kit; OT UltraSmart System Kit V. 10 USA; 020-524-10Y, OT UltraSmart System Kit; 020-524-11, System, EAS-C, OUS, US; 020-524-12, System, EAS-S, OUS, US; 020-524-13, OT UltraSmart System; 020-759-02F, OT UltraSmart Meter V.2 USA; 020-759-03F, OT UltraSmart Meter V.3 USA; 020-761-01F, Starter,OUS,US; 020-761-02, OT UltraSmart Starter; 020-761-02F, OT UltraSmart Starter; 020-761-04, OT UltraSmart Starter; 020-761-04F OT UltraSmart Starter; 020-761-05 OT UltraSmart Starter Kit; 020-761-05F, OT UltraSmart Starter Kit; 020-926-01, Dist Kit,SM,OTU,US; 020-930-01, Dist,Kit,OTU/OUS,US; 020-971-01, Disp,Counter,Ultra Kits; 021-075-01, UltraSmart SVP; 021-113-01, Display, Hanging, OUT/OUS, US; 021-133-01, Display, Counter, OTU/OUS Kits; 021-135-01, Span Display, Hanging, OTU, US; and 021-166-01, Display, Hanging, OTU/OUS Kits.
• FEI Number: 2939301
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Lifescan Inc; 1000 Gibraltar Dr; Milpitas CA 95035-6301
• For Additional Information Contact: Mario Lowe; 408-942-5906
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Meter labeling (Owner's Booklet and Quick Reference Guide) is incorrect as it indicates that the meter displays the message 'Do you need a snack' for glucose values between 20 and 70 mg/dL; whereas the OneTouch UltraSmart meter displays the message, 'Do you need a snack?' for glucose values from 20 through 59 mg/dL.
• FDA Determined Cause: Other
• Action: On 6/9/05, the firm initiated the recall and their notification was via letters informing its customers of the corrective action.
• Quantity in Commerce: 584,291 units
• Distribution: Product was released for distribution to 40,763 consignees worldwide. The firm provided the following distribution information: 124 wholesaler dealers, 224 distributors, 140 retailers and 40,275 consumers/users involved in the recall. The recall product was distributed in all States within the U.S. In addition, OneTouch UltraSmart meter kits with the affected UltraSmart Owner''s Booklets (AW 060-788-01A) have been distributed internationally in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Benelux, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and Austria. The recall was appropriately extended to the consumer/user level; i.e., the wholesalers/distributors, pharmacists, and patients who received the recalled products.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = NBW