FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK COMFORT CURVE TEST STRIPS

MDR report key: 1032523 · Received April 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
1823260-2008-03451
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 22, 2008
Date of Event
April 14, 2008
Report Date
April 22, 2008
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
LFR
PMA / PMN Number
K010362
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
LAY USER/PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE REPORTER STATES THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS INVOLVED IN A EVENT WHERE SHE BECAME "ZOMBIE LIKE" WITH THE INABILITY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND SWEATING. THE CUSTOMER'S BLOOD GLUCOSE RESULT WAS 73 MG/DL ON THE ACCU-CHEK ADVANTAGE SYSTEM. TWENTY MINUTES LATER THE CUSTOMER'S BLOOD GLUCOSE RESULT WAS 39 MG/DL ON THE PROFESSIONAL METER. THE CUSTOMER WAS TREATED WITH IV GLUCOSE AND FELT BETTER 1 HOUR AFTER TREATMENT. NEW SYSTEM SENT AND RETURN REQUESTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCU-CHEK COMFORT CURVE TEST STRIPS BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING TEST STRIPS - LFR LFR ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS 550518

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 87 YR Required Intervention LISINOPRIL 5MG/DAY| FUROSEMIDE 20MG/DAY| RENAL SOFT GEL CAPS - UNK DOSE - 1/DAY| LANTUS 25 UNITS/DAY| METOPROLOL 75 MG/DAY| GLIPIZIDE 10MG/DAY - "LONG TIME"| SIMVASTATIN 40MG/DAY| WARFARIN 5MG/DAY