FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OMNIPOD 5 POD

MDR report key: 15991922 · Received December 15, 2022

Report

Report Number
3004464228-2022-23910
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 15, 2022
Date of Event
November 28, 2022
Report Date
December 1, 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 EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT AND HYPERGLYCEMIA. 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 THE PATIENT HAD WENT TO THE ER (EMERGENCY ROOM) WITH HYPERGLYCEMIA. THE PATIENT'S BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS REACHED 483 MG/DL WHILE WEARING THE POD BETWEEN 4 AND 24 HOURS. SYMPTOMS REPORTED INCLUDE NAUSEA AND A HEADACHE. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH AN IV(INTRAVENOUS), ANTI- NAUSEA, KIG TO LOWER THE CHANCE OF DKA AND ACTIVATED ANOTHER POD. THE PATIENT WAS RELEASED THE SAME DAY. THE POD WAS REMOVED BY THE PATIENT WHEN SHE WAS SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2437588 OMNIPOD 5 POD ALTERNATE CONTROLLER ENABLED INSULIN INFUSION PUMP QFG INSULET CORPORATION PT-000435 10385083000114

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR Female Hospitalization