FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NOVA MAX GLUCOSE MONITOR

MDR report key: 1842194 · Received August 20, 2010

Report

Report Number
3004193489-2010-00172
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 20, 2010
Date of Event
August 8, 2010
Report Date
August 20, 2010
Manufacturer
NOVA BIOMEDICAL CORP.
Product Code
NBW
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MS, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NOVA BIOMEDICAL AWAITS THE RETURN OF THE DEVICE FOR EVAL. SHOULD ANY SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS BE A RESULT OF THAT INVESTIGATION, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO NOVA BIOMEDICAL THAT A CONSUMER MADE A VISIT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE SHE FELT LIGHT HEADED. THE EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE PERFORMED A BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST ON THE CONSUMER GETTING A RESULT OF 105 ON THE EMERGENCY ROOM BLOOD GLUCOSE METER. THEN THEY PERFORMED A TEST ON THE CONSUMER'S NOVA MAX GLUCOSE METER GETTING A RESULT OF 264 MG/DL AFTER RECEIVING HIGHER THAN EXPECTED RESULTS ON HER BLOOD GLUCOSE METER. DURING THE CALL TO CUSTOMER SUPPORT, A CONTROL SOLUTION TEST WAS PERFORMED SHOWING THE TEST STRIPS TO FALL IN RANGE. THE DIFFERENCE IN THE CONSUMER'S READINGS WAS DETERMINED TO BE CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT. THE METER AND TEST STRIPS WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NOVA MAX GLUCOSE MONITOR GLUCOSE MONITOR NBW NOVA BIOMEDICAL CORP. NA 1020209106

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK