FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2190302 · Received July 19, 2011

Report

Report Number
2032227-2011-01767
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 19, 2011
Date of Event
July 5, 2011
Report Date
July 5, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K040676
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, 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

THE CUSTOMER CALLED IN TO REPORT HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS OVER 600 MG/DL. THE CUSTOMER WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING THE TROUBLESHOOTING. THE PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED FOR THE CUSTOMER, BUT SHE WAS NOT TREATED. BY THE TIME THE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED, HER BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS HAD DROPPED DRASTICALLY. THE CUSTOMER DECLINED TROUBLESHOOTING AS HER BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS DID GO DOWN AFTER SHE CHANGED THE INFUSION SET. NOTHING FURTHER WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PARADIGM INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP LZG MEDTRONIC MINIMED MMT-515LNAS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 89 YR Hospitalization