FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ACCU-CHEK ULTRAFLEX INFUSION SET
MDR report key: 1163435
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Received August 10, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 2183996-2008-01349
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 10, 2008
- Date of Event
- August 23, 2008
- Report Date
- August 23, 2008
- Manufacturer
- DISETRONIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS
- Product Code
- FPA
- PMA / PMN Number
- K070189
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- UNKNOWN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
NO PRODUCT WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ON (B)(6) 2008, THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT HE IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ADHESIVE OF HIS INFUSION SETS STICKING TO HIS SKIN. HE STATED THAT THERE IS A SMALL TRIANGLE WEDGE ON THE OUTER SIDE OF THE ADHESIVE WHERE THE BACKING OVERLAPS THAT IS NOT STICKY. HE STATED THAT IF WATER OR PERSPIRATION GETS UNDER THIS SECTION, THE INFUSION SET DISLODGES. HE STATED THAT HE USES TEGADERM UNDER THE INFUSION SITE BUT NOT ON TOP OF IT BECAUSE IT COMPRESSES THE SITE TOO MUCH. NO PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FROM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL OR SECOND PARTY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. NO PRODUCT WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.
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 | 8A037UF |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 YR | INSULIN,| INSULIN INFUSION PUMP |