FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2033961 · Received March 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-80718
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 18, 2011
Date of Event
March 6, 2011
Report Date
March 6, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, 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 AS NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. THE DEVICE WILL BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS AND FURTHER INFO WILL FOLLOW ONCE THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HAVING A HIGH WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT, WITH A HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE READING OF 565 MG/DL. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE EVENT, HE HAD BEEN EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS SUCH AS VOMITING, HIGH KETONES, FREQUENT URINATION, NAUSEA, HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE, AND HEADACHES. THE CUSTOMER ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD CHANGED THE INFUSION SET THE SAME DAY AS THE EVENT. PROGRAMMING COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED DUE TO A BUTTON ERROR. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE FIXED PRIME WAS UNABLE TO BE COMPLETED AND THE CUSTOMER COULD NOT CLEAR THE BUTTON ERROR ALARM. 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 PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL MMT-722NAH

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 21 YR Hospitalization