Events

Recall of Animas 2020 insulin pump

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Animas Corporation.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    13983
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-12-19
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: New Zealand Medical & Scientific Ltd, 2A Fisher Crescent, Mt Wellington, AUCKLAND 1060
  • Reason
    Animas has identified that in some pumps a component may become dislodged. should this occur it renders the force sensor detection system in the pump inoperative. the pump will stop delivering insulin and provide a warning to the patient. if the malfunction has led to a "no cartridge detected" or "loss of prime" situation, the pump also warns the user of this.
  • Action
    Product to be exchanged

Device

Animas 2020 insulin pump

Manufacturer

Animas Corporation