FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OMNIPOD 5 POD

MDR report key: 16894732 · Received May 9, 2023

Report

Report Number
3004464228-2023-11791
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 9, 2023
Date of Event
March 16, 2023
Report Date
April 15, 2023
Manufacturer
INSULET CORPORATION
Product Code
QFG
UDI-DI
10385083000213
PMA / PMN Number
K203768
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED/RECEIVED TO DATE. IF THE DEVICE IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS. WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF ANY PRODUCT CONDITION COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED HOSPITALIZATION AND DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS. 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 HAD BEEN HOSPITALIZED WITH DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS (DKA) ON (B)(6) 2023. THE PATIENT'S BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS REACHED OVER 300 MG/DL WHILE WEARING THE POD BETWEEN 4 AND 24 HOURS. SYMPTOMS REPORTED INCLUDE DKA, HYPERGLYCEMIA, AND VOMITING. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH IV FLUIDS AND INSULIN INJECTIONS. THE PATIENT WAS RELEASED ON (B)(6) 2023. AFTER THIS EVENT THE PATIENT SWITCHED THEIR DEVICES TO THE OMNIPOD DASH SYSTEM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1902003 OMNIPOD 5 POD ALTERNATE CONTROLLER ENABLED INSULIN INFUSION PUMP QFG INSULET CORPORATION PT-000536 PH1K08232231 10385083000213

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 34 MO Female Hospitalization