FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2133666 · Received June 9, 2011

Report

Report Number
2032227-2011-01394
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 9, 2011
Date of Event
May 19, 2011
Report Date
May 23, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENTLY, IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED, BUT NOT YET EVALUATED. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW ONCE THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS HOSPITALIZED DUE TO DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, WITH A BLOOD GLUCOSE READING OF 422 MG/DL. IT WAS STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS FEELING SICK THE DAY PRIOR TO THE HOSPITALIZATION. THE CUSTOMER HAD A BLOOD GLUCOSE OF 250 MG/DL, FELT WEAK AND HAD DIARRHEA. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED, AND THE INSULIN PUMP WAS PROGRAMMED CORRECTLY. THE INSULIN PUMP PASSED THE PRIME AND HIGH PRESSURE TESTS. THE CALLER FELT THAT THE ISSUE WAS DUE TO THE INSULIN PUMP DESPITE THE RESULTS OF THE TESTING. ADVISED THE CALLER THAT THE INSULIN PUMP WOULD BE REPLACED. 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 MINIMED MMT-722RNAS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR Hospitalization