FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2182487 · Received July 19, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-82206
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 19, 2011
Date of Event
July 3, 2011
Report Date
July 6, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, 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. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW ONCE THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED BEING HOSPITALIZED FOR DIABETES KETOACIDOSIS. THE BLOOD GLUCOSE READING WAS 600 MG/DL. IT WAS STATED THAT THE EVENTS LEADING TO HIS ADMISSION WAS A VIRUS AND POSSIBLE A STOMACH FLU. THE CUSTOMER WAS EXPERIENCING HIGH GLUCOSE FOR THE PAST THREE DAYS. THE CUSTOMER'S MOST RECENT GLUCOSE READING WAS 237 MG/DL AND WAS TREATED WITH THE INSULIN PUMP. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED. THE PROGRAMMING, TIME, AND DATE ON THE INSULIN PUMP WERE CORRECT. RAN A FIXED PRIME TEST AND PASSED. PERFORMED A HIGH PRESSURE TEST AND THE TEST FAILED. THE CUSTOMER STATED HAVING BENT CANNULAS IN THE PAST. ADVISED THE CUSTOMER TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE INSULIN PUMP AND REVERT TO BACKUP PLAN. THE CUSTOMER'S MOTHER CALLED BACK AND STATED THE THAT INSULIN WAS EXPOSED TO A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP MDS MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL MMT-722NAS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 22 YR Hospitalization PARADIGM, 6MM CATHETER| UNOMEDICAL INFUSION SET: MMT-399, QUICK-SET, 23,