FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2190294 · Received July 19, 2011

Report

Report Number
2032227-2011-01787
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 19, 2011
Date of Event
July 8, 2011
Report Date
July 8, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, 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 STATED THAT SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS OVER 1000 MG/DL AFTER RECEIVING A REPLACEMENT INSULIN PUMP. PRIOR TO BEING HOSPITALIZED, THE CUSTOMER HAD CALLED IN FOR ASSISTANCE IN PROGRAMMING THE REPLACEMENT INSULIN PUMP. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT SHE WAS TREATING HER BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS BY USING THE EASY BOLUS FEATURE. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE FACTORY SETTING FOR THE EASY BOLUS WAS 0.1. THE CUSTOMER THOUGHT, SHE WAS GIVING HERSELF 1.0 UNIT BOLUSES, CAUSING HER BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS TO ELEVATE DUE TO NOT GETTING ENOUGH INSULIN. 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-722LNAH

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 64 YR Hospitalization