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From FDA Enforcement Report April 22, 2009:

Deltec Cozmo Insulin Pump, Model 1800. Deltec Cozmo Insulin Pumps are ambulatory electromechanical pumps used for delivering insulin to patients with diabetes. The pump is used mainly by homecare patients but, can also be used in a healthcare facility, Recall # Z-0988-2009;

Deltec Cozmo Insulin Pump, Model 1700 containing 1800 software. Deltec Cozmo Insulin Pumps are ambulatory electromechanical pumps used for delivering insulin to patients with diabetes. The pump is used mainly by homecare patients, but can also be used in a healthcare facility, Recall # Z-0989-2009

CODE
Product Numbers: 21-1801-51 21-1801-81 21-1803-51 21-1803-81 21-1804-51 21-1804-81 21-1805-137 21-1805-138 21-1805-29 21-1805-49 21-1805-51 21-1805-81 21-1806-137 21-1806-138 21-1806-29 21-1806-49 21-1806-51 21-1806-81 21-1807-137 21-1807-138 21-1807-29 21-1807-49 21-1807-51 21-1807-81 21-1815-01 21-1815-135 21-1815-50 21-1816-01 21-1816-135 21-1816-50 21-1817-01 21-1817-135 21-1817-50 21-1825-81 21-1826-81 and 21-1827-81;

Product Numbers: 21-1705-79 21-1705-89 21-1706-79 21-1706-89 21-1707-79 21-1707-89 21-1715-19 21-1716-19 and 21-1717-19

RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Smiths Medical MD, Inc., Saint Paul , MN , by letter dated November 20, 2008. Firm initiated recall is ongoing.

REASON
There have been adverse events reported that the amount of Extended Bolus delivered was not accurately displayed by the Pump. The amount of extended Bolus displayed on the Pump Home Screen 2 and in the Bolus Summary Report is less than what was programmed by the user. In these events, the Pumps delivered the correct amount of insulin as programmed by the user. If the user programs an additional Bolus based solely on the extended Bolus delivered amount displayed on the Bolus Summary Report or Home Screen 2, there is a risk of hypoglycemia.

VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
17,047 units

DISTRIBUTION
Nationwide and countries of Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, China, Greece, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, Israel and Brazil

Driver’s Insulin Pump Blamed for Fatal Crash
By Jodine Mayberry
Medical Devices Litigation Reporter

A Warren County, Ky., man was killed in a motor vehicle collision after his insulin pump failed to deliver sufficient medication and he lost consciousness behind the wheel, according to a lawsuit filed in a Kentucky federal court.

Plaintiff Paula Kennedy, the administrator of Jeffrey T. Kennedy’s estate, alleges her husband was killed Feb. 17, 2004, when his Paradigm Sof-set Ultimate QR Infusion Set malfunctioned. The pump was attached to his abdomen and sent the insulin into his system subcutaneously.

The plaintiff says manufacturer Medtronic Inc. was preparing to issue a recall of a similar infusion set yet failed to advise or warn consumers, including Kennedy, of the impending recall. Medtronic had not filed an answer to the complaint at press time.

Medtronic recalled more than 160,000 Paradigm Quick-set Plus insulin pumps in June 2004 because the tube that delivers insulin to the body could become dislodged or disconnected, causing an interruption of the insulin flow.

The problem caused some 200 diabetics across the country to be hospitalized for elevated blood sugar levels, according an Associated Press report at the time.

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