FDA
FreeStyle FLASH Blood Glucose Monitoring System;
Recalling Firm/Manufacturer:
Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc., 1360 South Loop Road, Alameda, CA 94502
User may inadvertently change the Units of Measure from mg/dL to mmol/L and the blood glucose results could be misinterpreted. This may lead to under treatment and potential for hyperglycemia.
The firm has undertaken a field correction to notify their customers of the potential for the units of measure to be changed. The firm plans to (1) include a flyer in all Precision Xtra and FreeStyle meter kits to reinforce current labeling regarding units of measure and update the Frequently Asked Questions section of the website to reinforce the units of measure change, (2) Lock out the units of measure in new production meters to eliminate potential to change the units of measure settings, update the meter kits with a flyer to override the section of the manual indicating that the units of measure are changeable, and change the product insert in glucose test strips to indicate which units of measure are appropriate for the user and (3) update the labeling to indicate that the units of measure are not user configurable to eliminate the need for the flier.