Events

Recall of LifeScan

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Lifescan Inc.

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
    31640
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 1
  • Event Number
    Z-0821-05
  • Event Initiated Date
    2005-04-11
  • Event Date Posted
    2005-05-17
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2007-01-24
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=38281
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    System, Test, Blood Glucose, Over The Counter - Product Code NBW
  • Reason
    User may inadvertently change the units of measure from mg/dl to mmol/l and the blood glucose results could be misinterpreted. this may lead to under treatment and potential for hyperglycemia.
  • Action
    On 4/11/05, the firm issued letters via Federal Express to all its direct consignees, informing them of the affected products and providing instructions on the correction. Owner's booklet: Firm contacted all accounts by letters of 11/21/03, 2/4/2004, 2/17/04 and 2/9-10/2004 providing important information regarding the owner's booklet.

Device

LifeScan
  • Model / Serial
    ALL CODES: All lot numbers and serial numbers
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Distribution of the product is worldwide. ***Distribution in the United States was between January 15, 2001 for OneTouch Ultra Blood Glucose Meter; April 13, 1998 for OneTouch FastTake Blood Glucose Meter and November 30, 2001 for InDuo Blood Glucose Meter.*** The total number of quantities shipped to consignees is approx. 1.8 Million. Of these, Approx. 282,000 were shipped to Pharmacies and Healthcare Professionals (including Diabetes Educators, Primary Care Physicians, Endocrinologists), Approx. 800 were shipped to Mail Order companies that distribute OneTouch ¿ FastTake¿ and OneTouch ¿ Ultra¿ products, and Approx. 130,000 were shipped to E-mail End User Notifications to LifeScan database of OneTouch¿ Ultra¿, OneTouch¿ FastTake¿ and InDuo¿ product users. Ultra, InDuo, FastTake Meters Global Distribution include: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Caribbean, CEE, Chile, China, Columbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Latin America, Latin America, Lebanon, Malaysia, Malta, MEA, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pasean, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia/Gulf Countries, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Yemen. Owner's booklet: The recall product was distributed in the U.S. only. LifeScan manufactured and distributed OneTouch Ultra System Kits with the affected OneTouch Ultra Meter Owner's Booklets between March 31, 2003 and October 3, 2003.
  • Product Description
    LifeScan Brand InDuo Blood Glucose Meter
  • Manufacturer
    Lifescan Inc

Manufacturer

Lifescan Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Lifescan Inc, 1000 Gibraltar Dr, Milpitas CA 95035-6301
  • Source
    USFDA