FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK COMFORT CURVE TEST STRIPS

MDR report key: 1111678 · Received August 13, 2008

Report

Report Number
1823260-2008-06173
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 13, 2008
Date of Event
July 19, 2008
Report Date
August 13, 2008
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
LFR
PMA / PMN Number
K010362
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTER ALLEGED OBTAINING A RESULT OF 12 MG/DL ON A PATIENT USING THE INFORM SYSTEM AND THE PATIENT WAS GIVEN 2 AMPULES OF D50. REPORTER ALLEGED WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF THE 12 MG/DL RESULT ON THE INFORM, A RESULT OF 27 MG/DL WAS OBTAINED ON THE LAB. REPORTER STATED THAT WITHIN ANOTHER 10 MINUTES OF THE LAD RESULT, DISCREPANT BLOOD GLUCOSE RESULT OF 420 MG/DL AND 452 MG/DL WERE OBTAINED ON THE INFORM SYSTEM. REPORTER STATED THAT THE PATIENT WAS THEN GIVEN 7 UNITS OF NOVOLOG. NO OTHER ACTIONS WERE REPORTED TAKEN OR TREATMENT RECEIVED. NO ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED. A REQUEST WAS MADE FOR THE RETURN OF THE SUSPECT DEVICE AND REPLACEMENT PRODUCT WAS SENT. REPORTER STATED THAT SHE IS UNABLE TO RETURN THE STRIPS, AND SO NO PRODUCT WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.

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 550527

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK AMLOPIDINE| ACETAMINOPHEN| PANTOPRAZOLE| LABETALOL| MINOXIDIL| CLONIDINE| SIMVASTATIN| FLUOXETINE| ASPIRIN| ZIPRASIDONE