FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCU-CHECK SPIRIT

MDR report key: 1050304 · Received May 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
2183996-2008-00757
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 22, 2008
Date of Event
May 13, 2008
Report Date
May 14, 2008
Manufacturer
DISETRONIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K060876
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT'S ROOMMATE REPORTED THE PT WAS IN THE HOSPITAL DIAGNOSED WITH KETOACIDOSIS. HE STATED THAT THE PT WAS USING HER BACKUP INSULIN INFUSION DEVICE AND SHE, ALONG WITH HER DOCTOR, THINKS THE DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED. THE ROOMMATE STATED HE HAD NO DETAILS AS TO HOW THE DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED. HE STATED THE PT'S SYMPTOMS WERE FREQUENT URINATION AND THROWING UP. HE STATED HER BLOOD GLUCOSE READING WAS 578 MG/DL AND HE GAVE HER AN INJECTION OF INSULIN WHICH DECREASED HER READING TO 270 MG/DL. HE STATED HE TOOK HER TO THE HOSPITAL WHEN HER READINGS BEGAN ONCE MORE TO ELEVATE. HE SAID UPON ADMITTANCE TO THE HOSPITAL SHE WAS DEHYDRATED AND HER BLOOD GLUCOSE READING WAS OVER 500 MG/DL. THE PRODUCT WAS REPLACED AND REQUESTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVAL.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| O| R DATE OF TREATMENT| INSULIN| INSULIN INFUSION SET