Medtronic says “Lot 8″ Quick-set infusion were distributed in the United States and in “small amounts” were also sent to the Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Kuwait, Mexico, Paraguay, Turkey and the United Kingdom.Medtronic asks customers to return the affected infusion set to the company, and provide rapid infusion replacement from September to September, at no additional cost. Medtronic has placed a package via UPS to all customers affected by the recall in stages.
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Medtronic says he recently learned that about 2% of “Lot 8″ Quick-set infusion may not allow the pump to drain the air pressure accordingly. “This could potentially cause the device to deliver too much or too little insulin and can cause serious injury or death,” said Medtronic, noting that 2% of Lot 8 is about 60 000 exhibits about 3 million infusion infusion kits that customers have today.
Medtronic Inc. is voluntarily recalling the fate of its features Quick-8 infusion set, MiniMed Paradigm insulin pump that offers patients with diabetes.
“Patients should stop using” Lot 8 “Quick-set infusion,” said a press release from Medtronic. The lot number is on the product packaging and packaging of each infusion. The affected lot numbers all begin with 8, followed by other numbers.