FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK ® AVIVA TEST STRIPS

MDR report key: 1845008 · Received September 27, 2010

Report

Report Number
1823260-2010-05702
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 27, 2010
Date of Event
May 16, 2010
Report Date
September 27, 2010
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
LFR
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NL
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6). WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CALLER STATES PATIENT TESTED HI (GREATER THEN 33.3 MMOL/L) ON THE AVIVA SYSTEM. THE PATIENT WAS NAUSEOUS AND VOMITING WITH THIS RESULT. THE NURSE ON DUTY INTERPRETED HI AS "H1" AND REPORTED THE "1" TO THE PHYSICIAN. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, THE PHYSICIAN ADVISED NURSE TO TREAT THE PATIENT WITH GLUCAGON. A SECOND RESULT OF HI WAS OBTAINED, AND A PHYSICIAN ADVISED THE NURSE TO TREAT THE CUSTOMER WITH UNSPECIFIED INSULIN. PATIENT HAS SINCE BEEN ADMITTED TO AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; HER CURRENT CONDITION IS NOT KNOWN. REQUESTED RETURN OF SUSPECT DEVICE HOWEVER CALLER NO LONGER HAS THE TEST STRIPS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCU-CHEK ® AVIVA TEST STRIPS BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING TEST STRIPS LFR ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA ASKU

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention