FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME REVEL INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2142881 · Received June 21, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-81891
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 21, 2011
Date of Event
May 25, 2011
Report Date
June 8, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, 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 CUSTOMER REPORTED BEING HOSPITALIZED FOR DIABETES KETOACIDOSIS AND HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE OF OVER 600 MG/DL. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE LAST INFUSION SET CHANGE WAS THREE DAYS PRIOR TO HIS ADMISSION. THE TIME AND DATE ON THE INSULIN PUMP WAS NOT DISPLAYING AS THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE PROGRAMMING ON THE INSULIN WAS CORRECT. REVIEWED THE ALARM HISTORY AND FOUND SEVERAL NO DELIVERY ALARMS. RAN A FIXED PRIME TEST AND THE INSULIN PUMP PASSED THE TEST. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE CANNULAS HAVE BEEN BENT DOWNWARD. ADVISED THE CUSTOMER THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NO DELIVERY ALARMS. NO FURTHER INFO WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PARADIGM REAL-TIME REVEL INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP MDS MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL MMT-523NAS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 78 YR Hospitalization