CLASS II Device recall · Reported 17 Mar 2021 · FDA Enforcement Report
Omnipod DASH Insulin Management System User Guide (OUS Only) Product recalled
Insulet is recalling Omnipod DASH Insulin Management System User Guide (OUS Only) Product. The recall was initiated on 1 Feb 2021 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1203-2021
- FDA event ID
- 87305
- Recalling firm
- Insulet, Acton, MA
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 1 Feb 2021
- FDA classified
- 10 Mar 2021
- Reported
- 17 Mar 2021
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Insulin Pumps & Glucose Monitors
Timeline
| 1 Feb 2021 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 10 Mar 2021 | Classified by FDA | +37 days |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Published in enforcement report | +7 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Certain foreign user guides include a misprint which could lead to an incorrect bolus delivery and hypoglycemia. Only Outside the US (OUS): Error in the Omnipod DASH User Guide text, page 6 of the User Guide, the text states that the comma (,) is not used for the decimal on the PDM, when in fact it is the period (.) that is not used.If a user were to use the period as a decimal separator when entering a bolus value, this decimal separator would not be recognized by the device and any numbers entered after the period could result in a larger value than intended
Product as listed by the FDA
Omnipod DASH Insulin Management System User Guide (OUS Only) Product Catalog Number: PT 000002 XXX XXX XX PT 000318 PT 000319 Distributed to: Canada (French only), the Netherlands, France, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Greece, Turkey, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland
Where it was distributed
Canada (French only), the Netherlands, France, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Greece, Turkey, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Certain foreign user guides include a misprint which could lead to an incorrect bolus delivery and hypoglycemia. Only Outside the US (OUS): Error in the Omnipod DASH User Guide text, page 6 of the User Guide, the text states that the comma (,) is not used for the decimal on the PDM, when in fact it is the period (.) that is not used.If a user were to use the period as a decimal separator when entering a bolus value, this decimal separator would not be recognized by the device and any numbers entered after the period could result in a larger value than intended
Which lots are affected?
Part Number/Rev./Country: PT 000002 AUT DEU mg 1, 2, 3 Guide, Dash User, German Austria PT 000002 BEL DEU MG 1, 2, 3 Guide, Dash User Guide, Belgium Germany, mgdl PT 000002 BEL FRE MG 1, 2, 3, 4 Guide, Dash User Guide, Belgium French, mgdl PT 000002 BEL NLD MG 1, 2, 3 Guide, Dash User Guide, Belgium Dutch, mgdl PT 000002 DEU DEU mg 1, 2, 3 Guide, Dash User Guide, German Germany, mgdl PT 000002 DEU DEU mm 1, 2, 3 Guide, Dash User Guide, German Germany, mmoll PT 000002 DNK DANmm 1, 2, 3 Guide, Dash User Guide, Danish Denmark PT 000002 FIN FIN mm 1, 2, 3 Guide, Dash User Guide, Finnish Finland PT 000002 FRA FRE mg 1, 2, 3, 4 Guide, Dash User Guide, French France PT 000002 NLD NLD mm 1, 2, 3, 4 Guide, Dash User Guide, Dutch Netherland PT 000002 NOR NORmm 1, 2, 3 Guide, Dash User Guide, Norwegian Norway PT 000002 SWE SWEmm 1, 2, 3 Guide, Dash User Guide, Swedish Sweden 41333 CAN 1, 2 User Guide, Omnipod, Dash, Canada PT 000318 1, 2 Guide, Dash User Guide, Greece PT 000319 1, 2 Guide, Dash User Guide, Turkey
Where was it sold?
Canada (French only), the Netherlands, France, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Greece, Turkey, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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