FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK ULTRAFLEX INFUSION SET

MDR report key: 1061648 · Received June 17, 2008

Report

Report Number
2183996-2008-00883
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 17, 2008
Date of Event
June 4, 2008
Report Date
June 4, 2008
Manufacturer
DISETRONIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
FPA
PMA / PMN Number
K070189
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN 2008, THE PT REPORTED RECEIVING AN E4 (OCCLUSION) ERROR ON HER INFUSION DEVICE. HER BLOOD GLUCOSE ELEVATED TO 575 MG/DL AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CLEAR THE ERROR. HER NORMAL BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL IS 120 MG/DL. SHE STATED THAT HER INFUSION SITE HAD BEEN IN USE FOR 3 DAYS AND HER INFUSION TUBING HAD BEEN IN USE FOR 6 DAYS. THE PT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CHANGE THE INFUSION SITE AND INFUSION TUBING. SHE WAS THEN ABLE TO PRIME THE INFUSION SET AND BOLUS TO LOWER HER BLOOD GLUCOSE. UPON FOLLOW UP THREE DAYS LATER, THE PT REPORTED THAT HER BLOOD GLUCOSE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE PT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FROM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL OR SECOND PARTY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. PRODUCT WAS REPLACED AND REQUESTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCU-CHEK ULTRAFLEX INFUSION SET INSULIN INFUSION SET FPA DISETRONIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS NA 7J259UF

Patients

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