FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2032298 · Received March 22, 2011

Report

Report Number
2032227-2011-00721
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 22, 2011
Date of Event
March 7, 2011
Report Date
March 8, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
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 UNK WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED, BUT NOT YET EVALUATED. FURTHER INFO WILL FOLLOW ONCE THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED BEING HOSPITALIZED WITH A HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE READING OF 687 MG/DL. PRIOR TO BEING HOSPITALIZED, THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCED HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS DURING THE NIGHT, BUT DID NOT CHANGE THE INFUSION SET. THE CUSTOMER TREATED BY BOLUSING, AND THE INSULIN PUMP GAVE A GRINDING NOISE. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED, AND THE INSULIN PUMP WAS PROGRAMMED CORRECTLY. THE INSULIN PUMP PASSED THE PRIME AND HIGH PRESSURE TESTS, BUT THE INSULIN PUMP CONTINUED MAKING A GRINDING SOUND. ADVISED THAT THE INSULIN PUMP WOULD BE REPLACED. NOTHING FURTHER WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP MDS MEDTRONIC MINIMED MMT-722RNAP

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 36 YR Hospitalization