FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

H-TRONPLUS

MDR report key: 1012658 · Received March 11, 2008

Report

Report Number
2183996-2008-00317
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 11, 2008
Date of Event
February 23, 2008
Report Date
February 23, 2008
Manufacturer
DISETRONIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K023471
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT REPORTED AN ELEVATED BLOOD GLUCOSE READING OF 500 MG/DL. SHE STATED SHE RECEIVED AN 04 MESSAGE ON HER INSULIN INFUSION DEVICE. SHE SAID THE PISTON ROD ON THE DEVICE IS OVER A YR OLD AND THE ADAPTER HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR A WHILE. THE PT WAS ADVISED THE PISTON ROD MUST BE CHANGED EVERY YR AND THE ADAPTER EVERY 6 MONTHS. THE PT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CHANGE THE DEVICE BATTERIES AND REMOVE ALL DEVICE ACCESSORIES AND RUN A DRY PRIME WHICH WENT THROUGH WITHOUT ERROR. THE PT WAS ADVISED TO SWITCH TO HER BACKUP DEVICE AND WAS SENT NEW BATTERIES. ON FOLLOW UP THE SAME DAY, THE PT STATED HER BLOOD GLUCOSE READINGS ARE STILL ELEVATED AND HER PRIMARY DEVICE HAS NOW GIVEN AN 09 (END OF LIFE) ALARM. ON FURTHER FOLLOW UP, THE PT STATED HER READINGS ARE STILL ELEVATED AND HER DR HAS TAKEN HER OFF PUMP THERAPY. THE PRODUCT WAS REQUESTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention INSULIN| INSULIN INFUSION SET