FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DEXCOM G6 CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM

MDR report key: 16000905 · Received December 16, 2022

Report

Report Number
3004753838-2022-235949
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 16, 2022
Date of Event
November 17, 2022
Report Date
December 16, 2022
Manufacturer
DEXCOM, INC.
Product Code
QBJ
UDI-DI
00386270000255
PMA / PMN Number
DEN170088
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). DIABETES MELLITUS IS A KNOWN CAUSE OF HYPOGLYCEMIA.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN INACCURACY BETWEEN THE CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR (CGM) AND THE BLOOD GLUCOSE (BG) METER OCCURRED. THE SENSOR WAS INSERTED INTO THE ARM, WHICH IS OFF LABEL USAGE OF THE DEVICE ON (B)(6) 2022. AFTER DINNER ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT¿S TANDEM DISPLAYED 95 MG/DL AND HIS SPOUSE ADVISED HIM TO INGEST SOME FOOD BEFORE GOING TO BED. TEN MINUTES LATER, SHE CHECKED THE PATIENT AND HE WAS DAZED, CONFUSED AND NOT RESPONDING. SHE PERFORMED A BG WHICH WAS 23 MG/DL, GAVE THE PATIENT SOME ORANGE JUICE WHICH HE COULD NOT INGEST AS HE WAS ¿BARELY CONSCIOUS¿. SHE ADMINISTERED NASAL GLUCAGON (BAQSIMI); THIRTY MINUTES LATER, A REPEAT BG WAS PERFORMED WHICH WAS 65 MG/DL. THE PATIENT RECOVERED BUT REMAINED DROWSY AND TIRED FROM THE EVENT. DATA WAS EVALUATED AND THE ALLEGATION WAS UNDETERMINED. THE PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED VIA DATA. THERE WERE NO REPORTED GLUCOSE VALUES AVAILABLE TO SEARCH WITHIN THE PARKES ERROR GRID CALCULATOR. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2747724 DEXCOM G6 CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR QBJ DEXCOM, INC. 9445-24 7313011 00386270000255

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 55 YR Male Other TANDEM INSULIN PUMP