Events

Recall of Roche ACCU-CHEK Spirit Combo Insulin Pump

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Roche Diabetes Care AG.

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
    17476
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-10-10
  • 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: Roche Diagnostics (NZ) Ltd, 15 Rakino Way, Mt Wellington, AUCKLAND 1644
  • Reason
    Roche diabetes care has become aware that in a limited number of cases, patients using the accu-chek spirit combo insulin pump may experience a loss of the date and time settings. this issue may occur if the pump capacitor fails to function properly due to a leakage. the capacitor provides the necessary voltage to save time and date settings during power interruption, typically during a battery change.
  • Action
    Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use

Device

Roche ACCU-CHEK Spirit Combo Insulin Pump

Manufacturer

Roche Diabetes Care AG