All Accu-Chek Insight insulin pumps have received new instructions for better device management due to previous complaints about the battery lifetime and the device having unexpected shutdowns.<\/p>\n
The first warning for the medical device was issued on the 4th<\/sup> August 2015 where Roche Diabetes Care<\/em>, the medical manufacturers of the insulin pump, issued advice about the correct battery specifications and appropriate pump settings. In their urgent field safety notice, Roche Diabetes noted they’d received feedback from a number of people with diabetes using the Accu-Check insulin pump concerning the battery life on their devices quickly depleting, and the rapid battery depletion was also a cause of the device shutting down spontaneously.<\/p>\n Following a thorough investigation, Roche highlighted that, in these cases, there were low-quality batteries and\/or incorrectly selected battery types for the insulin pump that caused the battery depletion and shutting down of the device.<\/p>\n To rectify this issue, Roche identified Energizer Ultimate Lithium, FR03, 1.5V AAA (FR03) or high-quality alkaline batteries (1.5V AAA (LR03)) as the recommended batteries when using the insulin pump. The medical manufacturer notes that these batteries have been successfully tested with the Accu-Chek Insight insulin pump.<\/p>\n The other recommendations include:<\/p>\n
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