FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK SPIRIT

MDR report key: 2081550 · Received April 12, 2011

Report

Report Number
2183996-2011-00989
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 12, 2011
Date of Event
February 4, 2011
Report Date
April 6, 2011
Manufacturer
ROCHE INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEMS INC.
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K060876
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AR, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INFUSION DEVICE WAS THOROUGHLY EVALUATED. THE DISPLAY IS BROKEN AND IS PARTIALLY UNREADABLE. THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A MECHANICAL IMPACT. THE E7 (MECHANICAL) ERROR WAS FOUND IN THE DEVICE HISTORY. THE ERROR MESSAGE IS A SEQUENCE ERROR OF MECHANICAL IMPACT. THE RESISTOR ON THE POWER SUPPLY BOARD IS DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT THE ERROR IS UNRESOLVABLE. THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO USER HANDLING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT RECEIVED AN E7 ELECTRONIC ERROR ON THE INFUSION DEVICE. A NEW BATTERY WAS INSERTED, BUT THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. PT REMOVED AND REINSERTED THE SAME NEW BATTERY, AND THE ERROR MESSAGE CLEARED AND THEN REAPPEARED. HE REMOVED AND REINSERTED THE BATTERY AGAIN, BUT THE INFUSION DEVICE DISPLAY WAS BLANK. THE INFUSION DEVICE CONTINUED TO BEEP. E7 ELECTRONIC ERROR APPEARED WHILE THE INFUSION DEVICE WAS IN BASAL RATE DELIVERY. THE INFUSION DEVICE WAS NOT EXPOSED TO WATER, ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS, OR TEMPERATURE CHANGES, AND THE CORRECT TYPE OF BATTERY WAS USED. INFUSION DEVICE WAS NOT DROPPED ON A HARD SURFACE WITHIN THE PAST 48 HOURS. INFUSION DEVICE WAS REQUESTED FOR EVAL. NO PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. THE PT DID NOT REQUIRE TREATMENT FROM A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL OR SECOND PARTY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCU-CHEK SPIRIT INSULIN INFUSION PUMP LZG ROCHE INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEMS INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 17 YR INSULIN INFUSION SET| INSULIN