Moderate riskFDA DeviceClass II

Tandem Mobi Android app recalled for possible insulin underdelivery

A software defect in the Tandem Mobi Android app can reduce the immediate portion of an extended bolus to 0 units when the entered glucose value equals the user's active target glucose. The total insulin delivered may be less than intended, and the app does not give a separate alert when the immediate portion is omitted. This could lead to unrecognized under-delivery of insulin and high blood sugar.

From the FDA notice · Read the official notice ↗ · All Tandem Diabetes Care recalls

What to do

  1. Contact your care team and Tandem Diabetes Care before changing your insulin pump therapy; do not stop the pump on your own.
  2. Check whether you use the Tandem Mobi Android app, versions 3.5.4, 3.5.2.2, or 3.5.2.1 (UDI-DI 00389152547244).
  3. The notice does not say how to get a fix or update; contact Tandem Diabetes Care for instructions.

Is yours affected?

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Product
Tandem Mobi Insulin Pump with Interoperable Technology (with Android Tandem Mobi Mobile app) Model/Catalog Number: 1015472
Sold in
Nationwide
Made for
Adults (0 months and older)

Details

Units affected
4086 users
Illnesses reported
None reported
Manufactured in
12400 High Bluff Dr, San Diego, California, United States
Classification
Class II
Recall number
Z-0437-2027

In the FDA's words

Description
Tandem Mobi Insulin Pump with Interoperable Technology (with Android Tandem Mobi Mobile app) Model/Catalog Number: 1015472 A software defect in the Tandem Mobi mobile application for Android (versions 3.5.4, 3.5.2.2, and 3.5.2.1) in which the immediate ( Now ) portion of an Extended Bolus is incorrectly reduced to 0 units when the entered glucose value equals the user s active target glucose value; the deferred ( Later ) portion is delivered, but the total insulin delivered may be less than intended, and the application does not provide a distinct alert that the immediate portion was omitted, potentially resulting in unrecognized under-delivery of insulin and hyperglycemia. Lot Code: UDI-DI: 00389152547244 Software versions: 3.5.4, 3.5.2.2, and 3.5.2.1 Distribution: Worldwide - US Nationwide and the country of Czech Republic. Affected quantity: 4086 users
Hazard
A software defect in the Tandem Mobi mobile application for Android (versions 3.5.4, 3.5.2.2, and 3.5.2.1) in which the immediate ( Now ) portion of an Extended Bolus is incorrectly reduced to 0 units when the entered glucose value equals the user s active target glucose value; the deferred ( Later ) portion is delivered, but the total insulin delivered may be less than intended, and the application does not provide a distinct alert that the immediate portion was omitted, potentially resulting in unrecognized under-delivery of insulin and hyperglycemia.

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