BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    OMNIPOD 5 POD

    MDR report key: 15720043 · Received November 3, 2022

    Report

    Report Number
    3004464228-2022-20609
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    November 3, 2022
    Date of Event
    October 21, 2022
    Report Date
    October 21, 2022
    Manufacturer
    INSULET CORPORATION
    Product Code
    QFG
    UDI-DI
    10385083000114
    PMA / PMN Number
    K203768
    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 HOSPITALIZATION AND HYPERGLYCEMIA. LOT RELEASE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND THE PRODUCT LOT MET ALL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA. SPECIFICALLY, A POD IS PAIRED TO A PDM AND PUT THROUGH SIMULATED USE TESTING INCLUDING COMMUNICATING WITH THE PDM, DEPLOYMENT, DELIVERING FLUID, OCCLUSION DETECTION, AND FREEDOM FROM HAZARD ALARMS. "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. [1] 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. [1] 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. [1] 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 THE PATIENT'S BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS REACHED 425 MG/DL WHILE WEARING THE POD BETWEEN 1 AND 4 HOURS ON THE ARM. THE PATIENT WAS VOMITING, WAS SWEATY, AND THEIR SPEECH WAS IMPAIRED. THEY WENT TO THE URGENT CARE UNIT FOR HELP. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH INSULIN TO LOWER THEIR BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    521891 OMNIPOD 5 POD ALTERNATE CONTROLLER ENABLED INSULIN INFUSION PUMP QFG INSULET CORPORATION PT-000435 PH1K06232221 10385083000114

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 44 YR Male Hospitalization