FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DEX COM SEVEN - SYSTEM SENSOR

MDR report key: 1230131 · Received November 12, 2008

Report

Report Number
MW5008980
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 12, 2008
Date of Event
September 26, 2008
Report Date
October 31, 2008
Manufacturer
DEX COM
Product Code
MDS
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN 2008, THE DEX COM SENSOR WAS INSERTED INTO THE LEFT LOWER QUADRANT OF THE ABDOMEN. TWO HOURS LATER, THE DEVICE ALARMED AND ENDED THE SESSION. THE SENSOR UNIT WAS REMOVED LATER THAT EVENING, BUT THE SENSOR WIRE WAS NOT ATTACHED. UPON INSPECTION OF SITE, THE SENSOR WIRE WAS FELT UNDER THE SKIN. ANOTHER SENSOR WAS INSERTED ON RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT OF ABDOMEN. ON TWO DAYS LATER, THE DEVICE ALARMED AND ENDED THE SESSION. WHEN THE MOTHER REMOVED SENSOR UNIT, PART OF THE SENSOR WIRE REMAINED UNDER THE SKIN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DEX COM SEVEN - SYSTEM SENSOR SEVEN CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM MDS DEX COM 080602411

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R