FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

IACCU-CHEK SPIRIT

MDR report key: 1003215 · Received February 20, 2008

Report

Report Number
2183996-2008-00181
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 20, 2008
Date of Event
February 8, 2008
Report Date
February 8, 2008
Manufacturer
DISETRONIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K060876
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT REPORTED SHE REC'D AN E10 (CARTRIDGE ERROR) MESSAGE ON HER INSULIN INFUSION DEVICE. SHE STATED THAT PRIOR TO CALLING AND WHILE CHANGING HER INSULIN CARTRIDGE, THE DEVICE MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE PISTON ROD RETRACTED AND THEN IT ALARMED E10. SHE SAID SHE THEN REPLACED THE BATTERY. TO TROUBLESHOOT, THE PT WAS ASKED TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS TWICE AND BOTH TIMES THE DEVICE AGAIN MADE THE GRINDING NOISE AND THE E10 REOCCURRED. THE PT DID NOT REPORT BLOOD GLUCOSE CONCERNS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. THE PT DID NOT REQUIRE ASSISTANCE FROM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL OR SECOND PARTY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THE PRODUCT WAS REPLACED AND REQUESTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVAL.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NSULIN INFUSION SET| INSULIN