FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

H-TRONPLUS

MDR report key: 1041127 · Received May 8, 2008

Report

Report Number
2183996-2008-00689
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 8, 2008
Date of Event
November 29, 2007
Report Date
April 29, 2008
Manufacturer
DISETRONIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K023471
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO PRODUCT WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN 2008 THE PT CALLED FOR MEDICAL ADVICE. HE WAS ADVISED TO SPEAK WITH THE PHYSICIAN. HE STATED THAT HE SEEMS TO BE BUILDING A TOLERANCE TO INSULIN AND HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ELEVATED BLOOD GLUCOSE THAT HE IS NOT ABLE TO LOWER. HE STATED THAT HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE IS ELEVATED IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. ABOUT 2 DAYS PRIOR, HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASURED OVER 600 MG/DL WHEN HE WOKE UP HE BOLUSED 30 UNITS OF INSULIN THROUGH HIS INFUSION DEVICE AND INJECTED 10 UNITS OF INSULIN VIA SYRINGE. HE STATED THAT BY THE EVENING HE "CRASHED" AND HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE LOWERED TO 58 MG/DL. HE ATE SNACKS AND HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE RETURNED TO NORMAL. AN HOUR BEFORE THE REPORT, HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASURED 200 MG/DL AND HE BOLUSED 3 UNITS OF INSULIN. HE STATED THAT HE HAS A DR'S APPOINTMENT IN THE NEXT DAY. HE STATED HE HAD NO ISSUES WITH HIS INFUSION DEVICE. TROUBLESHOOTING DID NOT REVEAL ANY ISSUES. UPON FOLLOW UP ABOUT 6 DAYS LATER, THE PT STATED THAT HIS PHYSICIAN REFERRED HIM TO A SPECIALIST. HE STATED THAT HE FELT BETTER BUT NOT AS WELL AS HE WOULD LIKE. NO PRODUCT WILL 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 NA NA

Patients

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