FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

BD PARADIGM LINK GLUCOSE MONITOR

MDR report key: 1070675 · Received July 3, 2008

Report

Report Number
3004193489-2008-00493
Event Type
Other
Date Received
July 3, 2008
Date of Event
June 20, 2008
Report Date
July 3, 2008
Manufacturer
NOVA BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION
Product Code
NBW
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NOVA BIOMEDICAL AWAITS THE RETURN OF THE DEVICE FOR EVAL. SHOULD ANY SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS BE A RESULT OF THAT INVESTIGATION, A FOLLOW -UP REPORT WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO NOVA BIOMEDICAL THAT A CONSUMER RECEIVED A RESULT OF 236 MG/DL ON THEIR BLOOD GLUCOSE METER. THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND BROUGHT THE CONSUMER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT FEELING WELL. THE EMERGENCY ROOM TESTED THE CONSUMER USING THEIR UNK BLOOD GLUCOSE METER, GETTING A RESULT OF 34 MG/DL. IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING THIS CALL, THE CONSUMER IS TRANSFERRING HER TEST STRIPS FROM ONE VIAL TO ANOTHER VIAL, WHICH IS AGAINST OUR DIRECTIONS FOR USE. THIS IMPROPER HANDLING OF TEST STRIPS MAY COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE TEST STRIPS. THE TEST STRIPS IN QUESTION WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BD PARADIGM LINK GLUCOSE MONITOR GLUCOSE MONITOR NBW NOVA BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK