Class 2 Device Recall ACCUCHEK Connect Diabetes Management App

• Date Initiated by Firm: September 14, 2016
• Date Posted: November 16, 2016
• Recall Status: Terminated on June 06, 2017
• Recall Number: Z-0586-2017
• Recall Event ID: 75241
• 510(K)Number: K150910
• Product Classification: Calculator, drug dose - Product Code NDC
• Product: Version 1.2.0 of Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management App (iOS) released on July 11, 2016
• Code Information: Version 1.2.0 of Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management App (iOS) released on July 11, 2016; Catalog number 07562462001 / GTIN number 00365702700000
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.; 9115 Hague Rd; Indianapolis IN 46256-1025
• For Additional Information Contact: Anne Gill; 317-521-4312
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. initiated a voluntary recall for the version 1.2.0 of Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management App (iOS), released on July 11, 2016, due to the software containing a programming error (bug) in the Bolus Advisor feature, which could lead to an incorrect insulin bolus recommendation.
• FDA Determined Cause: Software design (manufacturing process)
• Action: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc., initiated a voluntary recall on September 14, 2016, of the version 1.2.0 of the Accu-Chek Connect app on iOS products (iPhone, iPad). The Prescription Activation Service (PAS) which allows the users to activate the bolus advice feature was placed on product hold immediately. This measure prevented any new bolus advice activations. An updated version (V 1.2.2) of the Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management App for iOS that contains the fix for the issue was released on August 29, 2016. Patients were instructed to: If you use the Accu-Chek Connect App on an IOS product (iPhone, iPad), please verify that you have installed the newest version of the app. Contact Accu-Chek Customer Care at 1-800-628-3346 if you have additional questions. HCPs were instructed to provide a copy of the UMDC to those patients to whom they have prescribed the Bolus Advisor on the Accu-Chek Connect App. No product returns are expected. Customers with questions may contact Accu-Chek Customer Care at 1-800-628-3346. For further questions please call (317) 521-4312,
• Quantity in Commerce: 7,909 downloads of iOS version 1.2.0 of the Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management App in the US and 8,775 downloads Internationally
• Distribution: US Distribution to the states of : Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin Foreign: None provided
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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