ACCU-CHEK CONNECT recallZ-0586-2017 · Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. · initiated Sep 14, 2016
Terminated
Is my device affected?
- Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
- If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
- Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.
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Why it was recalled
Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. initiated a voluntary recall for the version 1.2.0 of Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management App (iOS), released on July 11, 2016, due to the software containing a programming error (bug) in the Bolus Advisor feature, which could lead to an incorrect insulin bolus recommendation.
FDA root cause category: Software design (manufacturing process)
What the company is doing
Roche Diabetes Care, Inc., initiated a voluntary recall on September 14, 2016, of the version 1.2.0 of the Accu-Chek Connect app on iOS products (iPhone, iPad). The Prescription Activation Service (PAS) which allows the users to activate the bolus advice feature was placed on product hold immediately. This measure prevented any new bolus advice activations. An updated version (V 1.2.2) of the Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management App for iOS that contains the fix for the issue was released on August 29, 2016. Patients were instructed to: If you use the Accu-Chek Connect App on an IOS product (iPhone, iPad), please verify that you have installed the newest version of the app. Contact Accu-Chek Customer Care at 1-800-628-3346 if you have additional questions. HCPs were instructed to provide a copy of the UMDC to those patients to whom they have prescribed the Bolus Advisor on the Accu-Chek Connect App. No product returns are expected. Customers with questions may contact Accu-Chek Customer Care at 1-800-628-3346. For further questions please call (317) 521-4312,
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0586-2017
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Sep 14, 2016
- Posted by the FDA
- Nov 16, 2016
- Recalling firm
- Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
- Quantity
- 7,909 downloads of iOS version 1.2.0 of the Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management App in the US and 8,775 downloads Internationally
- Product code
- NDC
- FDA submissions
- K150910
- Distribution
- US Distribution to the states of : Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin Foreign: None provided
Product description
Version 1.2.0 of Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management App (iOS) released on July 11, 2016
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Version 1.2.0 of Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management App (iOS) released on July 11, 2016; Catalog number 07562462001 / GTIN number 00365702700000
Devices named in this recall
1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- ACCU-CHEK CONNECT 07562462001Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. · Calculator, Drug Dose2 recalls2 reports
Product lines
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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