FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Livongo Health: The Livongo Health In Touch Blood Glucose Monitoring System (BGMS), is an Over-The-Counter (OTC) system designed for the self- monitoring of blood glucose by persons with diabetes in home settings to aid in their diabetes management.
- Recall number
- Z-1587-2016
- Recalling firm
- Livongo Health
- Product
- The Livongo Health In Touch Blood Glucose Monitoring System (BGMS), is an Over-The-Counter (OTC) system designed for the self- monitoring of blood glucose by persons with diabetes in home settings to aid in their diabetes management.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-02-18
- Posted
- 2016-04-29
- Terminated
- 2018-03-06
- Reason
- The instructional insert for the In Touch Control Solution for use with the In Touch meter and In Touch strips as a quality control check did not contain the limitation of sensor accuracy: (1) with the use of acetaminophen (Tylenol) (2) with the use of Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C) supplementation (3) in the presence of uric acid
- Root cause
- Error in labeling
- Action
- The recall was conducted in three distinct events. Members were first sent an e-mail of the Recall Notification - Livongo Test Strip Insert (Event 1) containing information regarding the test strip insert discrepancy. Following the e-mail distribution, a hard copy of the same information was distributed (Event 2) to members via United States Postal\ Service (USPS) mail. Lastly, a second e-mail (Event 3) containing the same information was sent to members. The distribution list for the second (hardcopy distribution) and third (e-mail distribution) events was a subset of the initial member distribution.
- Quantity
- 63,000 units
- Distribution
- US consignees: Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model/Reorder Number 3614-001-001 with the following lot numbers 890071 890072, 890073, 890074, 890075, 890076, 890077, 890078 and 890079.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K133584"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- NBW
- Firm FEI
- 3011196194
- Firm city
- Chicago
- Firm state
- IL
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28