Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Receiver with Share Kit US STK-DR-001Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1,533 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10386270000153), received between Aug 17, 2016 and Dec 12, 2020 — classified as 12 injuries, 1,521 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Displays Incorrect Message” (584 reports).

2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (P120005); they may or may not involve this specific model.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 1,533 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionDec 12, 2020Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RECEIVER DISPLAY WAS FROZEN. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10995899 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 11, 2020Unable to Obtain Readings; Unable to Obtain Readings

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ERROR ICON DISPLAYED OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10991484 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 2, 2020Unexpected Shutdown; Unexpected Shutdown

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT UNEXPECTED RECEIVER SHUTDOWN OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10770696 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 24, 2020Unexpected Shutdown; Unexpected Shutdown

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT UNEXPECTED RECEIVER SHUTDOWN OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10580541 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 22, 2020No Audible Alarm; No Audible Alarm

  THE PRODUCT WAS EVALUATED. AN EXTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND PASSED. RECEIVER CHARGE AND BOOT TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND PASSED. FUNCTIONAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND PASSED. MANUAL FUNCTIONAL "TRY IT" TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND PASSED. AN INTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND PASSED. THE AUDIO SPEAKER RESISTANCE WAS MEASURED AND PASSED. THE RECEIVER LOG WAS DOWNLOADED AND REVIEWED FINDING NO ERROR RELATED TO THE COMPLAINT. THE ALLEGATION WAS NOT CONFIRMED. THE PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10566845 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 10, 2020Unable to Obtain Readings; Unable to Obtain Readings

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ERROR ICON DISPLAYED OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10515069 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 10, 2020Unable to Obtain Readings; Unable to Obtain Readings

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ERROR ICON DISPLAYED OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10514491 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 9, 2020Unexpected Shutdown; Unexpected Shutdown

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT UNEXPECTED RECEIVER SHUTDOWN OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10507282 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 17, 2020Unable to Obtain Readings; Unable to Obtain Readings

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ERROR ICON DISPLAYED OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10413926 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 17, 2020Unable to Obtain Readings; Unable to Obtain Readings

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ERROR ICON DISPLAYED OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10413801 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 4, 2020Defective Alarm; Defective Alarm

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT INTERMITTENT AUDIO OUTPUT OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10364495 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 6, 2020Unable to Obtain Readings; Unable to Obtain Readings

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ERROR ICON DISPLAYED OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10233396 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 3, 2020Unexpected Shutdown; Unexpected Shutdown

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ERROR ICON DISPLAYED OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10114583 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 29, 2020Wireless Communication Problem; Wireless Communication Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT SIGNAL LOSS OVER ONE HOUR OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10102794 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 29, 2020Unexpected Shutdown; Unexpected Shutdown

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT UNEXPECTED RECEIVER SHUTDOWN OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10102793 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 29, 2020No Audible Alarm; No Audible Alarm

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RECEIVER HAD NO AUDIO OUTPUT. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10100985 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 18, 2020Unable to Obtain Readings; Unable to Obtain Readings

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ERROR ICON DISPLAYED OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10067026 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 8, 2020Unexpected Shutdown; Unexpected Shutdown

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT UNEXPECTED RECEIVER SHUTDOWN OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10038840 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 8, 2020Unable to Obtain Readings; Unable to Obtain Readings

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ERROR ICON DISPLAYED OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10038217 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 1, 2020Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RECEIVER DISPLAY WAS FROZEN. DATA WAS RECEIVED BUT NOT INVESTIGATED AS DATA WILL NOT CONFIRM THE ISSUE. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10017192 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 24, 2020Defective Alarm; Defective Alarm

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT INTERMITTENT AUDIO OUTPUT OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 9871149 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 18, 2020Unexpected Shutdown; Unexpected Shutdown

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT UNEXPECTED RECEIVER SHUTDOWN OCCURRED. THE PRODUCT WAS EVALUATED. AN EXTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND PASS. ATTEMPT TO CHARGE AND BOOT THE UNIT WAS PERFORMED AND FAILED DUE TO DAMAGED BATTERY. . FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM. INTERNAL TEST WAS PERFORMED PASSED THE LOG WAS DOWNLOADED AND REVIEWED FINDING ERROR RELATED TO COMPLAINT. THE ALLEGATION WAS CONFIRMED. THE PROBABLE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE FAIL-RTT LOSS. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 9849075 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 16, 2020Wireless Communication Problem; Wireless Communication Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT SIGNAL LOSS OVER ONE HOUR OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 9837153 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 2, 2020Unable to Obtain Readings; Unable to Obtain Readings

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ERROR ICON DISPLAYED OCCURRED. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 9775189 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 3, 2020Overheating of Device; Overheating of Device

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RECEIVER WAS OVERHEATING. NO PRODUCT OR DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 9659861 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under P120005. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-1560-2020 · Feb 3, 2020 · Terminated
  Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Continuous Glucose Monitoring System The Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Continuous Glucose Monitoring System is a glucose monitoring device indicated for detecting trends a
• Z-1561-2020 · Feb 3, 2020 · Terminated
  Dexcom G5 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System The Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Continuous Glucose Monitoring System is a glucose monitoring device indicated for detecting trends and tracki