FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2090914 · Received May 2, 2011

Report

Report Number
2032227-2011-01109
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 2, 2011
Date of Event
April 21, 2011
Report Date
April 21, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
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. WE, THEREFORE, CONSIDER THIS REPORT COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE FOLLOWING INFO WAS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER'S ATTORNEY: LAWSUIT ALLEGES, IN 2009, CUSTOMER'S DOCTOR PRESCRIBED AN INSULIN PUMP AND INFUSION SET. CUSTOMER ALLEGEDLY FAILED TO RECEIVE THE CORRECT DOSES OF INSULIN TO MANAGE HER DIABETIC CONDITION AND HAD A SEIZURE. ONE MORE TIME IN 2009 SHE FAILED TO RECEIVE THE CORRECT DOSE OF INSULIN TO MANAGE HER DIABETIC CONDITION, FELL AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. BOTH INCIDENTS ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF IMPROPER AMOUNTS OF INSULIN PRESUMABLY RELATED TO ISSUES WITH THE INSULIN PUMP AND/OR INFUSION SET. AS A RESULT OF THE ALLEGED ISSUES WITH THE PUMP AND/OR INFUSION SET, SHE HAS SUFFERED DAMAGES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP MDS MEDTRONIC MINIMED MMT-722LNAL

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 32 YR Hospitalization