Retainer ring = black.Customer returned insulin pump for an alleged pump error 38 found on (b)(6) 2022.Constant pump error 38 alarms noted during rewind due to corroded motor home switch.Device successfully downloaded to thus.Unable to perform displacement test, prime/seating test, basic occlusion test, force sensor test and occlusion test due to pump error 38 alarms.Device was cut open to perform visual inspection and moisture damage was found on motor.The following were noted during visual inspection: scratched case, pillowing keypad overlay, cracked case (battery tube), corroded motor home switch, and minor scratches on lcd window.In summary, customer allegation for pump error 38 was confirmed due to corroded motor home switch.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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