Recall Z-0524-2015 ยท FPA Set, Administration, Intravascular
Medtronic MiniMed Inc.
Medtronic MiniMed Silhouette and/or MiniMed Sure-T Infusion Sets; Paradigm Silhouette infusion sets: MMT-368, MMT-368600, MMT-371, MMT-373, MMT-377, MMT-377600, MMT378, MMT-378600, MMT-38 1, MMT-381 600, MMT-382, MMT-382600, MMT-383, MMT-383600, MMT384, & MMT384600. Sure-T infusion sets MMT-862, MMT-863, MMT-864, MMT-865, MMT-866, MMT-873, MMT-874, MMTMMT-875, MMT-876, MMT-884, & MMT-886. MiniMed
| Date | Dec 12, 2014 (initiated Nov 4, 2014) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Tubing may detach at the connect/disconnect location on the MiniMed Silhouette and MiniMed Sure-T infusion sets. Detachment causes interrupted insulin delivery and the pump will not alarm to notify your patient. This can lead to hyperglycemia, and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). |
| Root cause | Process change control |
| Action | Medtronic sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter to patients dated November 5, 2014, healthcare professionals October 30, 2014, and distributors October 2014. Call the Medtronic 24-Hour HelpLine at 866.222.7304 to report the issue. Medtronic will give you instructions on how to return the affected infusion set. The letter states that Medtronic has identified a solution and is working to incorporate improvements within the coming weeks. In the meantime, you will still be able to order these infusion sets. If you would like to try another type of infusion set instead, we can exchan |
| Quantity | US 12,400,098 and Internationally 8,266,733 |
| Distribution | Worldwide distribution: US (Nationwide) and countries of: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Fin |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |