FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK SPIRIT

MDR report key: 1890029 · Received November 1, 2010

Report

Report Number
2183996-2010-02210
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 1, 2010
Date of Event
October 12, 2010
Report Date
October 13, 2010
Manufacturer
ROCHE INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEMS INC
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K060876
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
DE, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2010, PT REPORTED PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED ON (B)(6) 2010. PT WAS INCOHERENT AND UNRESPONSIVE IN A PARKING LOT. A PASSERBY CALLED AN AMBULANCE FOR PT. PT DID NOT LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. BLOOD GLUCOSE WAS 37 MG/DL, AND PT WAS ADMINISTERED "SUGAR DRIP" IN THE AMBULANCE. PT WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, AT HER REQUEST. BLOOD GLUCOSE RETURNED TO NORMAL LEVELS. INSULIN CARTRIDGE WAS IN USE FOR 1-2 WEEKS. TIME, DATE AND BASAL RATES WERE PROGRAMMED CORRECTLY. INFUSION DEVICE BUTTONS WERE FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED. PT DID NOT COMPLETE PRIME WITH INFUSION SET CONNECTED TO HER BODY. PT DID NOT CONSUME ALCOHOL AND THERE WERE NO LIFESTYLE CHANGES. INFUSION DEVICE WAS NOT DROPPED, CRACKED OR EXPOSED TO LIQUID. INFUSION DEVICE WAS REPLACED AND REQUESTED FOR EVALUATION. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REACH PT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND THESE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCU-CHEK SPIRIT INSULIN INFUSION PUMP LZG ROCHE INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEMS INC NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 55 YR Required Intervention INSULIN INFUSION SET| INSULIN