FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ACCU-CHEK FLEXLINK PLUS
MDR report key: 2070399
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Received April 18, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 2183996-2011-01084
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 18, 2011
- Date of Event
- March 5, 2011
- Report Date
- March 19, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ROCHE INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEMS INC.
- Product Code
- FRN
- PMA / PMN Number
- K100704
- Removal / Correction Number
- Z-1487-2011
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- UNKNOWN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
NO PRODUCT WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT'S MOTHER REPORTED, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ELEVATED BLOOD GLUCOSE OF 350-370 MG/DL WHILE USING THE INFUSION SETS. HIS NORMAL BLOOD GLUCOSE RANGE IS 180 MG/DL. HE WOULD BOLUS INSULIN TO LOWER HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE AND HIS READINGS WOULD INCREASE. HE CHANGED THE INFUSION SET AND FOUND THE SITE WAS LEAKING. THE INFUSION SITE HAD BEEN IN PLACE FOR A FEW HOURS PRIOR TO NOTICING THE LEAK. THE PATIENT'S BLOOD GLUCOSE DECREASED AFTER THE INFUSION SITE WAS CHANGED. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE TREATMENT FROM A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL OR SECOND PARTY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THE ALLEGED INFUSION SET WAS DISCARDED. NO PRODUCT WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACCU-CHEK FLEXLINK PLUS | INSULIN INFUSION SET | FRN | ROCHE INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEMS INC. | NA | GWX190 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 YR | INSULIN| INSULIN INFUSION PUMP |