S/w version 4.11c retainer ring = clear case type =ngp customer returned pump for alleged motor anomaly and audio anomaly and keypad unresponsive on 23 december 2020.Unit was received with battery cap and found no anomalies on battery cap.Unit passed the self-test, displacement test, rewind test, prime/seating test, basic occlusion test, force sensor test and occlusion test.Unit was responsive during testing.Received pump with audio turned off in settings.Toggled on/off and increased/decreased volume with the audio feature functioning properly.No audio anomaly and keypad unresponsive and motor anomaly noted during testing, and p-cap locks properly into the reservoir compartment, however, it was noted as damaged due to cracked retainer.Unit successfully downloaded to thus for history files and traces.Unit was downloaded using carelink.Stuck key alarm ((b)(6) 2020 14:46) in history files and traces.Pump was cut to perform visual inspection found moisture damage on the force sensor.Motor was tested outside of unit and it passed.The following were noted during visual inspection: corroded battery tube, scratched case, cracked keypad overlay, stained keypad overlay, pillowing keypad overlay, stained serial label, cracked retainer.Keypad unresponsive is not confirmed.The keypad overlay was responsive during testing.Motor anomaly is not confirmed.Audio anomaly is not confirmed.Medtronic, inc.(medtronic) is submitting this report to comply with 21 c.F.R.Part 803, the medical device reporting regulation.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information in the time allotted and has provided as much information as is available to the company as of the submission date this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employees caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any "defects" or has "malfunctioned".These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda, to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of reporting pursuant to part 803.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like it because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.
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