FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK SPIRIT

MDR report key: 1002992 · Received February 20, 2008

Report

Report Number
2183996-2008-00173
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 20, 2008
Date of Event
February 5, 2008
Report Date
February 5, 2008
Manufacturer
DISETRONIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K060876
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO PRODUCT WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT REPORTED HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ELEVATED BLOOD GLUCOSE READINGS OF UP TO OVER 500MG/DL. HE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN CHECKING HIS BOLUS HISTORY ON HIS INSULIN INFUSION DEVICE. TO TROUBLESHOOT, THE PT WAS INSTRUCTED TO PUT HIS DEVICE IN THE STOP MODE AND CHECK HIS BOLUS HISTORY. HE STATED, "I THINK THIS MORNING I DID SOMETHING WRONG. I USED THE UP/DOWN BUTTONS TO PROGRAM MY BOLUS AND I WASN'T HOLDING IT IN LONG ENOUGH." THE PROPER PROCEDURE TO PROGRAM A QUICK BOLUS WAS REVIEWED WITH THE PT. ON FOLLOW UP WITH THE PT, HE STATED HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS ARE WITHIN HIS NORMAL RANGE AND HE HAS CORRECTLY ADMINISTERED HIS BOLUSES. NO PRODUCT WAS REQUESTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCU-CHEK SPIRIT INSULIN INFUSION PUMP LZG DISETRONIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR Other| R INSULIN INFUSION SET| INSULIN