| 2019-11-14 | Class II | Labeling False and Misleading | Instructions sent in a letter or in instructions for use for disinfecting blood glucose and/or ketone meters were distributed but not cleared by the U.S. FDA, and devices were not cleared for multiple-patient use. Instructions could lead to | | 2021-04-28 |
| 2019-11-14 | Class II | Labeling False and Misleading | Instructions sent in a letter or in instructions for use for disinfecting blood glucose and/or ketone meters were distributed but not cleared by the U.S. FDA, and devices were not cleared for multiple-patient use. Instructions could lead to | | 2021-04-28 |
| 2014-02-19 | Class I | Material/Component Contamination | Abbott Diabetes Care has identified through internal testing and investigation that all non-applied voltage legacy meters have the potential to produce out of range control solution results and/or erroneously low blood glucose results when | not provided. Device has not been shipped in the last 5 year | 2015-08-11 |
| 2014-02-19 | Class I | Material/Component Contamination | Abbott Diabetes Care has identified through internal testing and investigation that all non-applied voltage legacy meters have the potential to produce out of range control solution results and/or erroneously low blood glucose results when | 25,203 units | 2015-08-11 |
| 2013-11-18 | Class I | Other | Certain lots of FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Test Strips produce erroneously low blood glucose results when using FreeStyle Blood Glucose Meters, FreeStyle Flash Blood Glucose Meters and the FreeStyle blood glucose meter bui | 141,219 cartons for human use – total | 2015-08-03 |
| 2013-11-18 | Class I | Other | Certain lots of FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Test Strips produce erroneously low blood glucose results when using FreeStyle Blood Glucose Meters, FreeStyle Flash Blood Glucose Meters and the FreeStyle blood glucose meter bui | 141,219 cartons for human use – all lot numbers | 2015-08-03 |
| 2013-04-15 | Class I | Software design | AT rare, extremely high glucose levels (1024 mg/dL and above), the FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Meter may provide an inaccurate reading. | 335,273 meters; 209,336 remain at firm. | 2015-08-03 |
| 2010-12-22 | Not classified | Process control | Certain lots of Precision Xtra, Precision Xceed Pro, MediSense Optium, Optium, OptiumEZ and ReliOn Ultima Blood Glucose Test Strips may generate erroneously low blood glucose results. | 359 total lots, 1,000,000 strips per lot. | 2011-10-25 |
| 2010-12-22 | Not classified | Process control | Certain lots of Precision Xtra, Precision Xceed Pro, MediSense Optium, Optium, OptiumEZ and ReliOn Ultima Blood Glucose Test Strips may generate erroneously low blood glucose results. | 359 total lots, 1,000,000 strips per lot. | 2011-10-25 |
| 2010-12-22 | Not classified | Process control | Certain lots of Precision Xtra, Precision Xceed Pro, MediSense Optium, Optium, OptiumEZ and ReliOn Ultima Blood Glucose Test Strips may generate erroneously low blood glucose results. | 359 total lots, 1,000,000 strips per lot. | 2011-10-25 |
| 2010-12-22 | Not classified | Process control | Certain lots of Precision Xtra, Precision Xceed Pro, MediSense Optium, Optium, OptiumEZ and ReliOn Ultima Blood Glucose Test Strips may generate erroneously low blood glucose results. | 359 total lots, 1,000,000 strips per lot. | 2011-10-25 |
| 2010-12-22 | Not classified | Process control | Certain lots of Precision Xtra, Precision Xceed Pro, MediSense Optium, Optium, OptiumEZ and ReliOn Ultima Blood Glucose Test Strips may generate erroneously low blood glucose results. | 359 total lots, 1,000,000 strips per lot | 2011-10-25 |
| 2010-12-22 | Not classified | Process control | Certain lots of Precision Xtra, Precision Xceed Pro, MediSense Optium, Optium, OptiumEZ and ReliOn Ultima Blood Glucose Test Strips may generate erroneously low blood glucose results. | 359 total lots of 1,000,000 strips each. | 2011-10-25 |
| 2010-12-22 | Not classified | Process control | Certain lots of Precision Xtra, Precision Xceed Pro, MediSense Optium, Optium, OptiumEZ and ReliOn Ultima Blood Glucose Test Strips may generate erroneously low blood glucose results. | 359 total lots, 1,000,000 strips per lot. | 2011-10-25 |
| 2009-06-10 | Not classified | Process control | Low results: Freestyle Lite Blood Glucose Test strip may generate low blood glucose readings when tested with the control solution from lot 0822524 with Freestyle Freedom Lite and Freestyle Lite Blood Glucose Meters. | 9,252 vials | 2011-01-10 |
| 2009-03-13 | Not classified | Other | Product dispositioned for destruction was potentially diverted to end users. | 1860 units | 2011-02-15 |
| 2007-08-02 | Not classified | Component design/selection | Damage could lead to no display. Meters manufactured after January 31, 2007 could exhibit meter display damage if dropped on a hard surface. These meters could exhibit unreadable lot number fields and date/time fields, in addition to comp | 882,601 total meters distributed, 316,439 in the U.S. and 56 | 2011-03-28 |
| 2007-03-05 | Not classified | Other | The front button covers may detach from the meter. | approximately 300 lots | 2008-04-04 |
| 2006-12-18 | Not classified | Other | If the time and date are not set correctly on both the user’s meter and computer, there is the potential for incorrect times and dates to be assigned to the results in the Precision Link Software. | 67,601 units | 2010-12-20 |
| 2006-05-22 | Not classified | Other | The products may encounter display problem, ‘Er 4’ message, during prolonged use when the low battery symbol is displayed. The situation can render the meter either inoperable or operable with invalid user configuration data including selec | 2,365,000 meters (approx.-both types | 2006-12-21 |
| 2006-05-22 | Not classified | Other | The products may encounter display problem, ‘Er 4’ message, during prolonged use when the low battery symbol is displayed. The situation can render the meter either inoperable or operable with invalid user configuration data including selec | approx. 2,365,000 meters (both recall numbers) | 2006-12-21 |
| 2006-02-17 | Not classified | Other | The device may give inaccurate elevated blood glucose test results. This may lead to over treatment and hypoglycemic complications may result. | 900 | 2011-01-20 |
| 2005-06-07 | Not classified | Other | 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. | | 2006-05-17 |
| 2005-06-07 | Not classified | Other | 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. | | 2006-05-17 |
| 2005-06-07 | Not classified | Other | 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. | | 2006-05-17 |
| 2005-06-07 | Not classified | Other | 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. | | 2006-05-17 |
| 2005-06-07 | Not classified | Other | 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. | | 2006-05-17 |
| 2005-06-07 | Not classified | Other | 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. | | 2006-05-17 |
| 2005-06-07 | Not classified | Other | 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. | | 2006-05-17 |
| 2005-06-07 | Not classified | Other | 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. | | 2006-05-17 |
| 2005-06-07 | Not classified | Other | 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. | | 2006-05-17 |
| 2005-06-07 | Not classified | Other | 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. | | 2006-05-17 |
| 2005-06-07 | Not classified | Other | 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. | | 2006-05-17 |
| 2005-06-07 | Not classified | Other | 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. | | 2006-05-17 |
| 2005-06-07 | Not classified | Other | 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. | | 2006-05-17 |