Animas Vibe Insulin Infusion Pump. This product is indicated for continuous subcutaneous infusion of insulin for the treatment of diabetes and has a continuous glucose monitoring feature.
This recall has been terminated (originally issued January 30, 2015).
- Company
- Animas Corporation
- Recall Initiated
- September 6, 2011
- Posted
- January 30, 2015
- Terminated
- August 10, 2015
- Recall Number
- Z-1034-2015
- Quantity
- 1235
- Firm Location
- West Chester, PA
- Official Source
- View on FDA website ↗
Reason for Recall
Calibration factors in the pump overwritten during a programming step. The force sensor could send a lower signal value to the pump processor, with loss of prime warnings, occlusion alarms and the pump unable to detect a cartridge during the prime sequence. Field action initiated 8/29/2011.
Distribution
No US distribution, Distributors are located in France, Germany, Sweden and United Kingdom.
Lot / Code Info
Model Number(s): 100515-63 100510-63 100514-63 100512-63 100511-63 101200-03 100201-03 101202-03 101204-03 101205-03 101200-53 101202-53 101205-53 101200-02 101200-57 101201-57 101202-57 101204-57 101205-57 101200-63 101201-63 101202-63 101204-63 101205-63 101206-63
Root Cause
Software design (manufacturing process)
Action Taken
The field action was initiated on 8/29/2011 and comprised communication to patients and distributors using email, letters and verbal communication. In addition, notifications were sent to those Health Care Professionals who had patients that were affected by this field action. Health Authorities were notified in those countries where the pump had been distributed (France, Germany, Sweden and United Kingdom) or was in the hands of patients. Replacement product was provided to distributors and end users who were identified as having affected product.