FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

SILHOUETTE PARADIGM

MDR report key: 1707029 · Received May 27, 2010

Report

Report Number
8021545-2010-00004
Event Type
Death
Date Received
May 27, 2010
Report Date
May 27, 2010
Manufacturer
UNOMEDICAL A/S
Product Code
FPA
PMA / PMN Number
K002138
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B) (4). THE INVESTIGATION OF THE RETURNED UNUSED AND THE RETAINED SAMPLES WAS CONDUCTED WITHOUT IDENTIFYING ANY ANOMALIES ON THE INFUSION SETS WHICH COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. UNOMEDICAL CONSIDERS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT LACK OF TRAINING AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION FOR USE ACCOMPANYING THE DEVICE. IF THE INVOLVED DEVICE IS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WITH THE RELEVANT FINDINGS WILL BE SUBMITTED. EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE INVOLVED DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. USED DEVICE: NO USED SAMPLES WERE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. UNUSED DEVICES: 8 UNUSED SAMPLES WERE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. ALL 8 UNUSED SAMPLES WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED. FURTHERMORE A RE-CONNECTOR TEST, A FLOW TEST, A TEST FOR LEAKAGE AND A P-CAP VENT TEST WERE PERFORMED. ALL SAMPLES WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. REFERENCE SAMPLES: THE RETAINED SAMPLES WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED. FURTHERMORE A RE-CONNECTOR TEST, A FLOW TEST, A TEST FOR LEAKAGE AND A P-CAP VENT TEST WERE PERFORMED. ALL SAMPLES WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT DECEASED, DUE TO LOW BG'S AND SEIZER. PATIENT WAS TAKEN TO RESURRECTION HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR LOW BG. WIFE STATED THAT SHE WAS NOT SURE OF THE BG READING AT THE TIME OF PASSING. WIFE RETURNED THE PUMP TO MEDTRONIC MINIMED FOR ANALYSIS. FOR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE END USER, (B) (6)

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SILHOUETTE PARADIGM FPA UNOMEDICAL A/S MMT-382 630782

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Death