FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FREESTYLE FREEDOM

MDR report key: 1577195 · Received January 13, 2010

Report

Report Number
2954323-2010-00048
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 13, 2010
Date of Event
December 18, 2009
Report Date
January 13, 2010
Product Code
NBW
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE METER HAS BEEN RETURNED AND INVESTIGATED. THE COMPLAINT WAS NOT CONFIRMED AND NO NEW ISSUES WERE OBSERVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER REPORTED GETTING A GLUCOSE READING OF 210 MG/DL AT 12:00 PM THAT WAS HIGHER THAN HE FELT AND SELF-MEDICATING WITH 8 UNITS OF HUMALOG. HE REPORTEDLY LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND COULD NOT BE ROUSED FROM A NAP AT 3:00 PM. HOWEVER, HE FURTHER REPORTED GETTING A READING OF 86 MG/DL AT 3:00 PM PRIOR TO CALLING EMS. THE PARAMEDICS REPORTEDLY TREATED CUSTOMER WITH GLUCAGON. THE CUSTOMER WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY AND REPORTEDLY SELF-TREATED WITH ORANGE JUICE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF DEATH OR PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MEDICAL EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FREESTYLE FREEDOM BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM NBW 0920501

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other| R