Leaking Insulin Cartridges Recalled by Tandem Diabetes
Tandem Diabetes Care®, Inc announced a recall this month of their insulin cartridges that are used with the t:slim® Insulin Pump. During an internal product testing the company determined the cartridges may be at risk of leaking.
According to Tandem if a customer/patient is delivered too much or too little insulin this problem can lead to a serious adverse event. The 4,746 cartridges that were shipped on or after December 17, 2013 have a label that includes the lot number. Check that label with the below lot numbers and do not use those cartridges.
| Affected Lot Numbers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M001963 | M001980 | M002027 | M002083 | M002119 |
| M001964 | M001987 | M002028 | M002096 | M002120 |
| M001973 | M001988 | M002029 | M002097 | |
| M001974 | M001990 | M002030 | M002099 | |
| M001979 | M001991 | M002082 | M002100 | |
Tandem has expressed that the error was found internally and the issue has since been corrected. They are contacting customers and distributors to replace the affected lots.
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