FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK SPIRIT

MDR report key: 1915612 · Received December 1, 2010

Report

Report Number
2183996-2010-02528
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 1, 2010
Date of Event
October 3, 2010
Report Date
November 19, 2010
Manufacturer
ROCHE INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEMS INC.
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K060876
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2010, PT REPORTED HE WAS HOSPITALIZED THAT DAY DUE TO DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS. BLOOD GLUCOSE WAS 200 MG/DL BEFORE HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. BLOOD GLUCOSE WAS IN THE 300 MG/DL RANGE WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL. PT WAS ALSO HOSPITALIZED ON (B)(6) 2010 AND (B)(6) 2010 FOR THE SAME REASON. TARGET BLOOD GLUCOSE IS 100-200 MG/DL. PT BELIEVES THE INFUSION DEVICE WAS THE CAUSE OF HYPERGLYCEMIA. INFUSION DEVICE BATTERY WAS CHANGED 3 TIMES IN 3 DAYS DURING HYPERGLYCEMIC EVENTS. CORRECT TYPE OF BATTERY WAS USED IN INFUSION DEVICE. BATTERY COVER AND ADAPTER HAVE NEVER BEEN CHANGED. INFUSION NEEDLE AND INSULIN CARTRIDGE ARE CHANGED EVERY 3 DAYS AND TUBING EVERY 6 DAYS. INSULIN CARTRIDGES ARE NOT REUSED. INFUSION DEVICE BUTTONS WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO AIR BUBBLES, BLOOD, OR LEAKS IN THE SYSTEM. TIME ON INFUSION DEVICE WAS WRONG AND WAS CORRECTED DURING CALL. INSULIN WAS NOT EXPIRED AND WAS WARMED TO ROOM TEMPERATURE. INFUSION DEVICE WAS NOT DROPPED OR EXPOSED TO INSULIN INGRESS. BOLUS HISTORY WAS CORRECT. NO LIFESTYLE CHANGES WERE REPORTED. FOLLOW-UP WAS COMPLETED ON (B)(6) 2010 WITH WIFE. PT WAS HOSPITALIZED AGAIN DUE TO HIGH AMMONIA LEVELS AND WAS DISCHARGED ON DAY OF FOLLOW-UP. PT WAS TAKEN OFF INFUSION DEVICE WHILE IN HOSPITAL. FOLLOW-UP WAS AGAIN COMPLETED ON (B)(6) 2010, AND INFUSION DEVICE WAS REPLACED AND REQUESTED FOR EVAL.

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 68 YR Hospitalization| R INSULIN| INSULIN INFUSION SET