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Device product

Optium EZ Blood Glucose Monitoring System, UDI: 00093815710653

Z-1557-2020

November 14, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.
Event
Event 84866
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
N/A
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1557-2020

Official wording

Reason: Instructions sent in a letter or in instructions for use for disinfecting blood glucose and/or ketone meters were distributed but not cleared by the U.S. FDA, and devices were not cleared for multiple-patient use. Instructions could lead to inappropriate meter disinfection or improper handling of contaminated meters, which may cause infection or exacerbation of an existing infection.

Code information: Not associated with specific model/lot numbers.

Distribution pattern: U.S.: KY, NY, TN, MA, IL, SC, VT, FL, CA, NC, MS, NJ, TX, AL, GA, OK, CT, PA, NE, ND, MT, MO, DC, ME, LA, KS, ID, OH, MN, NM, VA, IN

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Instructions sent in a letter or in instructions for use for disinfecting blood glucose and/or ketone meters were distributed but not cleared by the U.S. FDA, and devices were not cleared for multiple-patient use. Instructions could lead to inappropriate meter disinfection or improper handling of contaminated meters, which may cause infection or exacerbation of an existing infection.

Field note

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