FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2190276 · Received July 19, 2011

Report

Report Number
2032227-2011-01766
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 19, 2011
Date of Event
July 2, 2011
Report Date
July 5, 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 UNKNOWN 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

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM DUE TO BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS OF APPROXIMATELY 900 MG/DL. THE MOTHER STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS AT A PARTY PRIOR TO THE EVENT, AND THE INFUSION SET TUBING GOT CAUGHT ON A DOORKNOB, PULLING THE SET FROM THE CUSTOMER'S BODY. THE CUSTOMER DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE SET HAD BEEN PULLED OUT. SUGGESTED TO THE MOTHER TO HAVE THE CUSTOMER TRY SHORTER TUBING. ALSO EXPLAINED HOW TO LOOP THE TUBING AND TAPE IT TO THE BODY TO AVOID THE SET PULLING OFF IN THE FUTURE. 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-722LNAP

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 15 YR Hospitalization UNOMEDICAL QUICK-SET PARADIGM INSULIN INFUSION SET| MMT-399