FYI - in case you have the Ping.


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From: "U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)" <fda@...>
To: jennno@...
Subject: MedWatch - Animas Insulin Pumps: Battery Caps - Class 1 recall due to
inadvertent device resetting, risk of hyperglycemia
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:25:34 +0000
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> *Animas Corporation Battery Caps Used with the OneTouch Ping System,
> Animas 2020 Insulin Pump, Animas IR1200 Insulin Pump, and Animas IR1250
Insulin
> Pump* *Audience: *Consumers, endocrinological healthcare professionals
> Animas Corporation and FDA informed consumers and healthcare
professionals
> of a nationwide recall of battery caps used with the OneTouch Ping System,
> Animas 2020 Insulin Pump, Animas IR1200 Insulin Pump, and Animas IR1250
Insulin
> Pump. The battery caps used with the above infusion pumps were manufactured
from
> June 1, 2008 through July 31, 2008, and were distributed from June 16, 2008
> through August 1, 2008.
>
> There may be an intermittent loss of contact between the battery cap and the
> battery compartment in the pump which may result in the device resetting. This
> can cause the device to stop administering insulin, which could result in an
> excess level of glucose in the blood (hyperglycemia). Additionally, this
failure
> may lead to user confusion in the amount of insulin administered, contributing
> to errors in future doses, which may result in lower than normal level of
> glucose in the blood (hypoglycemia). Healthcare professionals are advised to
> ensure that their patients replace the battery cap on their insulin pump.
>
> Read the complete MedWatch 2008 Safety summary, including a link to the Class
1
> Recall Notice, at:
>
> http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2008/safety08.htm#batterycap
>
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