FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME REVEL INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2033946 · Received March 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-80730
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 18, 2011
Date of Event
March 7, 2011
Report Date
March 7, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENTLY, IT IS UNK WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT AS NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. WE, THEREFORE, CONSIDER THIS REPORT COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HYPOGLYCEMIA, WITH A BLOOD GLUCOSE READING OF 25 MG/DL. THE CUSTOMER'S PERCEIVED REASON FOR EVENT IS THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THE INSULIN PUMP VIBRATE WHEN IT WAS WARNING HIM OF LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT HE MAY BE HARD OF HEARING AND COULD NOT HEAR THE ALARMS. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO THE CUSTOMER HOW TO CHANGE ALARMS VIBRATE TO LONG BEEP.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PARADIGM REAL-TIME REVEL INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP MDS MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL MMT-523NAS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR Hospitalization