Events

Safety Alert Or Field Safety Notices for All Accu-Chek® Insight insulin pumps

According to Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, this safety alert or field safety notices involved a device in United Kingdom that was produced by Roche Diabetes Care.

What is this?

Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert / Field Safety Notice
  • Date
    2017-05-02
  • Event Date Posted
    2017-05-02
  • Event Country
    United Kingdom
  • Event Source
    MHRA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.gov.uk//drug-device-alerts/all-accu-chek-insight-insulin-pumps-updated-information-for-battery-management
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from the United Kingdom is current through April 2019. All of the data comes from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Note that this alert replaces and updates MDA/2015/029 which we published in August 2015.Roche has provided updated handling instructions and frequency for battery change to every 14 days from the 30 days previously recommended.
  • Reason
    Manufactured by roche diabetes care – replacement and update to mda/2015/029 with new instructions to improve battery lifetime and prevent unexpected pump shut down or rapid battery depletion.
  • Action
    Identify all users of Accu-Chek Insight insulin pumps. Ensure that all patients and carers: Receive the manufacturer’s Field Safety Notice (FSN) understand the problem detailed in the FSN and follow the advice given by the manufacturer use Energizer® Ultimate lithium batteries (1.5V AAA / FR03) provided by the manufacturer and follow the steps described in the handling instructions in the FSN Contact Roche if you experience unexpected pump shut down or rapid battery depletion. Return the FSN acknowledgment form to Roche as currently the manufacturer hasn’t received enough responses.

Device

All Accu-Chek® Insight insulin pumps

Manufacturer

Roche Diabetes Care
  • Manufacturer Address
    Roche Diabetes CareTel: 0800 731 2291burgesshill.insulinpumps@roche.comManufacturer FSCA Reference: SB_RDC_2017_04
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Roche Holding Ag
  • Source
    MHRA