FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2142315 · Received June 20, 2011

Report

Report Number
2032227-2011-01503
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 20, 2011
Date of Event
June 3, 2011
Report Date
June 3, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENTLY, IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT AS NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED. THE DEVICE WILL BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS AND 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 LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS, WITH A READING OF 20 MG/DL. THE CUSTOMER HAD EXPERIENCED LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS FOR THE PAST DAY, AND WAS SHAKY. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED, AND THE INSULIN PUMP WAS PROGRAMMED CORRECTLY. IT WAS STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER MAY HAVE OVER BOLUSED. DAYS LATER, A DIABETES EDUCATOR CALLED TO REQUEST A REPLACEMENT INSULIN PUMP. SHE STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS IN THE HOSPITAL, WHILE WEARING THE INSULIN PUMP. THE CUSTOMER WAS PUT ON A DIFFERENT INSULIN PUMP, AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS AFTER THAT. 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-522LNAS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization