FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OT ULTRA METER

MDR report key: 2032064 · Received March 28, 2011

Report

Report Number
2939301-2011-02653
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 28, 2011
Date of Event
March 11, 2011
Report Date
March 11, 2011
Manufacturer
LIFESCAN INC.
Product Code
NBW
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

LIFESCAN (LFS) HAS REQUESTED RETURN OF THE SUBJECT PRODUCT(S) FOR EVALUATION. IF THE PRODUCT(S) ARE RETURNED, LFS WILL EVALUATE IT/THEM AND INFORM FDA OF PRODUCT(S) THAT DO NOT PASS INSPECTION IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT. 510(K) # IS K062195.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2011, THE LAY USER/ PATIENT CONTACTED LIFESCAN (LFS) ALLEGING HIS ONETOUCH ULTRA METER WOULD NOT POWER ON. THE COMPLAINT WAS CLASSIFIED BASED ON THE CUSTOMER CARE ADVOCATE (CCA) DOCUMENTATION. THE ALLEGED ISSUE BEGAN ON THE MORNING OF (B)(6) 2011. THE CCA WAS ADVISED THE PATIENT MANAGES HIS DIABETES WITH GLUCOPHAGE PILLS, LANTUS INSULIN AND HUMALOG INSULIN. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHAT ACTION THE PATIENT TOOK AT THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED ISSUE. THE PATIENT DENIED DEVELOPING SYMPTOMS. ON (B)(6) 2011 AT 10AM, THE PATIENT VISITED HIS PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE AND OBTAINED A BLOOD GLUCOSE RESULT OF "250 MG/DL" ON ANOTHER DEVICE. THE PATIENT WAS ADMINISTERED 20 UNITS HUMALOG INSULIN AS TREATMENT. AT THE TIME OF TROUBLESHOOTING, THE CCA NOTED THERE WAS NO MISUSE OF THE SUBJECT METER. THE CCA WALKED THE PATIENT THROUGH RESOLVING THE ALLEGED ISSUE. REPLACEMENT PRODUCTS WERE SENT TO THE PATIENT. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE THE PATIENT ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED MEDICAL INTERVENTION FROM A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL (HCP) AFTER THE REPORTED ISSUE BEGAN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OT ULTRA METER GLUCOSE MONITORING SYS/KIT NBW LIFESCAN INC. 2841931

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Life Threatening| R