Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 21461 |
| Brand Name: | Medtronic INFUSION PUMP |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | MiniMed 640G Insulin Infusion Pump |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Medtronic New Zealand Limited Unit 16 Mezzanine Level 5 Gloucester Park Road Onehunga AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 0800 377 807 |
| Manufacturer: | Medtronic MiniMed |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has indentified that the keypad buttons on the MiniMed® 640G series insulin pumps may become temporarily unresponsive when the atmospheric pressure around the pump increases or decreases rapidly. This would most likely happen when travelling in an airplane during take-off or landing. If this happens, in most cases a patient may not even notice because the pump will resolve this on its own. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 23/5/2017 |
