FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK TENDER INFUSION SET

MDR report key: 1192445 · Received October 7, 2008

Report

Report Number
2183996-2008-01538
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 7, 2008
Date of Event
September 20, 2008
Report Date
September 21, 2008
Manufacturer
DISETRONIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
FOZ
PMA / PMN Number
K972135
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO PROD WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN 2008, THE PT REPORTED THAT HER BLOOD GLUCOSE WAS ELEVATED OVER 500 MG/DL AND SHE FELT THIRSTY AND NAUSEATED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO BOLUS AND REC'D AN E4 (OCCLUSION) ERROR. SHE CHANGED THE INSULIN CARTRIDGE AND REC'D ANOTHER E4 WHILE PRIMING THE INFUSION TUBING. THE INFUSION TUBING HAD BEEN IN USE FOR 1 DAY. THE PT WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE INFUSION TUBING, AND SHE WAS ABLE TO PRIME WITHOUT ERROR. SHE ATTACHED A NEW INFUSION TUBING AND SHE WAS ABLE TO PRIME WITHOUT ERROR. SHE RECONNECTED TO THE INFUSION SITE AND BOLUSED 12 UNITS OF INSULIN TO LOWER HER BLOOD GLUCOSE. FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO F/U WITH THE PT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FROM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL OR SECOND PARTY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. PROD WAS REQUESTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCU-CHEK TENDER INFUSION SET INSULIN INFUSION SET FOZ DISETRONIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS NA 598206

Patients

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