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SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-0393-2016·Announced 2015-12-23

Insulet Recalls OmniPod Insulin Systems Due to Needle Deployment Failure

Insulet Corporation is recalling OmniPod Insulin Management Systems because the needle mechanism may fail to deploy or deploy with a delay.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is Class I, which per the rubric mandates a minimum score of 4 (Severe).

Plain-English summary

Insulet Corporation is recalling approximately 26,230.9 boxes of OmniPod Insulin Management Systems (Catalog Number: PODZXP420). The recall is due to a defect where the pod's needle mechanism fails to deploy or there is a delay in the deployment of the needle mechanism.

The affected products were distributed nationwide in the United States and in Switzerland, Germany, and Israel. The specific lot codes involved in this recall are L41880, L41881, L41892, L41895, L41897, L41898, L41899, L41900, L41901, L41902, L41903, L41904, L41905, L41906, and L41907.

The OmniPod Insulin Management System is intended for the subcutaneous delivery of insulin for the management of diabetes mellitus. Consumers should check their product lot codes against the list provided and contact Insulet Corporation for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
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Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (15)

  • Lot Codes: L41880
  • L41881
  • L41892
  • L41895
  • L41897
  • L41898
  • L41899
  • L41900
  • L41901
  • L41902
  • L41903
  • L41904
  • L41905
  • L41906
  • L41907

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Insulet Corporation under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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