FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 1992977 · Received February 7, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-80338
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 7, 2011
Date of Event
January 26, 2011
Report Date
January 26, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENTLY, IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED, BUT NOT YET EVALUATED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW ONCE THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED EXPERIENCING LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE OF 40 MG/DL, AND PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT PARAMEDICS MADE HIM DRINK ORANGE JUICE AND HIS GLUCOSE LEVEL BACK UP OVER 40 MG/DL. THE CUSTOMER REFUSED GOING TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE SENSOR DID NOT ALERT HIM WHEN HIS GLUCOSE LEVEL WAS LOW. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT HE INSERTED A NEW SENSOR THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE INSULIN PUMP ALERTED HIM, BUT THE ALARM WAS NOT RECORDED ON THE ALARM HISTORY. REVIEWED SENSOR ALARM HISTORY AND ALL THE CALIBRATIONS AND ALARMS SHOWED IN THE HISTORY. PERFORMED A SELF TEST AND THE DEVICE PASSED THE TEST. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP MDS MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL MMT-722NAS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 56 YR Required Intervention