FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK COMFORT CURVE TEST STRIPS

MDR report key: 1033286 · Received April 18, 2008

Report

Report Number
1823260-2008-03370
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 18, 2008
Date of Event
April 11, 2008
Report Date
April 18, 2008
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
LFR
PMA / PMN Number
K010362
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
LAY USER/PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE REPORTER STATES THAT HE EXPERIENCED AN EVENT WHERE HE HAD NO STRENGTH AND COULD NOT GET UP OFF THE FLOOR. HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE RESULT WAS 131 MG/DL ON THE ACCU-CHEK ADVANTAGE SYSTEM IN COMPARISON TO THE PROFESSIONAL METER BLOOD GLUCOSE RESULT OF 54 MG/DL. THE BLOOD GLUCOSE RESULTS WERE OBTAINED WITHIN A 10 MIN TIMEFRAME. THE PARAMEDICS TREATED THE REPORTER WITH GLUCOSE (IV). HE ALSO DRANK A COKE AND FELT BETTER WITHIN 5-10 MINS. 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 550089

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR Required Intervention LISINOPRIL| OMEPRAZOLE| SIMVASTATIN| CARVEDILOL| BAYER ASPIRIN| LEVOTHYROXINE| LEVOTHYOXINE| GEMFIBROZIL| GLYBURIDE