FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OMNIPOD DASH¿ INSULIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 13994501 · Received April 4, 2022

Report

Report Number
3004464228-2022-05441
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 4, 2022
Date of Event
March 26, 2022
Report Date
March 28, 2022
Manufacturer
INSULET CORPORATION
Product Code
LZG
UDI-DI
20385082000020
PMA / PMN Number
K192659
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF ANY PRODUCT CONDITION COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED MEDICAL HELP AND HYPOGLYCEMIA. NO LOT RELEASE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED, AS THE PRODUCT LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. "HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE IS A COMMON SYMPTOM FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES (GLUCOSE MONITORING DATA FROM PEOPLE WITH DIABETES INDICATE THAT ON AVERAGE, THEY CAN EXPERIENCE BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS ABOVE 250 MG/DL FOR 14-25% OF THE TIME[1][2][3]..), AND IT WOULD BE CHALLENGING TO SPECULATE ON A CAUSE FOR THE COMPLAINTS WITHOUT RECEIVING THE DEVICES BACK FOR AN ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION. BECK RW, BERGENSTAL RM, CHENG P, KOLLMAN C, CARLSON AL, JOHNSON ML, RODBARD D. THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TIME IN RANGE, HYPERGLYCEMIA METRICS, AND HBA1C. J DIABETES SCI TECHNOL 2019;13:614-626. WELSH JB, DERDZINSKI M, PARKER AS, PUHR S, JIMENEZ A, WALKER T. REAL-TIME SHARING AND FOLLOWING OF CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING DATA IN YOUTH. DIABETES THER 2019;10:751-755. PUHR S, DERDZINSKI M, WELSH JB, PARKER AS, WALKER T, PRICE DA. REAL-WORLD HYPOGLYCEMIA AVOIDANCE WITH A CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM'S PREDICTIVE LOW GLUCOSE ALERT. DIABETES TECHNOL THER 2019;21:155-158".

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT HAD TYO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR LOW BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS. WHEN THEY CHECKED THEIR LEVELS THEY WERE 43 MG/DL. THE PATIENT MENTIONED THEIR BODY WAS SHAKING AND THEY COULDN'T CONTROL CONVULSIONS AND WERE VERY CLOSE TO PASSING OUT. THE PATIENT 'S WIFE CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP. THE PATIENT MENTIONED THEIR WIFE OR MEDICAL TEAM GAVE THEM SEVERAL SUCROSE DROPS TO GET BLOOD GLUCOSE (BG) LEVELS BACK UP.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
81869 OMNIPOD DASH¿ INSULIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PUMP, INFUSION, INSULIN LZG INSULET CORPORATION 18320 20385082000020

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 69 YR Male Hospitalization