FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DEXCOM G6 CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM

MDR report key: 20535835 · Received October 25, 2024

Report

Report Number
3004753838-2024-278291
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 25, 2024
Date of Event
September 28, 2024
Report Date
October 25, 2024
Manufacturer
DEXCOM, INC.
Product Code
QBJ
UDI-DI
00386270001771
PMA / PMN Number
DEN170088
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). DIABETES MELLITUS IS A KNOWN CAUSE OF HYPOGLYCEMIA. H6: MEDICAL DEVICE PROBLEM CODE - 3191 - PATIENT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY DEVICE ISSUE THEREFORE A MORE SPECIFIC CODE COULD NOT BE SELECTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ADVERSE EVENT OCCURRED. THE SENSOR WAS INSERTED INTO THE SKIN. ON (B)(6) 2020, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A HYPOGLYCEMIC EPISODE THE SATURDAY PRIOR TO THE CALL. SHE EXPERIENCED SYNCOPE AND REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION. THE BEHAVIOR OF THE DISPLAY DEVICE WAS NOT SPECIFIED BY THE PATIENT NOR CLARIFIED BY TS. THE REVERSAL OF HYPOGLYCEMIA WAS NOT SPECIFIED BY THE PATIENT NOR CLARIFIED BY TS. THE LENGTH OF STAY IN THE HOSPITAL WAS NOT SPECIFIED BY THE PATIENT NOR CLARIFIED BY TS. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT WAS NOT SPECIFIED BY THE PATIENT NOR CLARIFIED BY TS. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE PATIENT FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE EPISODE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. AT THE TIME OF CONTACT, IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT WAS STABLE. DATA WAS PROVIDED FOR INVESTIGATION. THE ALLEGATION WAS CONFIRMED VIA DATA AS A SIGNAL LOSS EQUAL TO OR UNDER ONE HOUR. THE PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
889976 DEXCOM G6 CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR QBJ DEXCOM, INC. 18780442 00386270001771

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 88 YR Female Hospitalization| O