FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2190357 · Received July 28, 2011

Report

Report Number
2032227-2011-01828
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 28, 2011
Date of Event
July 9, 2011
Report Date
July 11, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, 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. THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED, BUT NOT YET EVALUATED. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW ONCE THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE READING OF 21 MG/DL. THE CUSTOMER HAD NO IDEA WHY HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS DROPPED SO LOW. PRIOR TO THE HOSPITALIZATION, THE CUSTOMER WAS ON HIS DRIVEWAY, AND TRIPPED OVER A BOX, DAMAGING THE INSULIN PUMP. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE INSULIN PUMP HAS OT WORKED SINCE HE FELL. THE CUSTOMER'S BLOOD GLUCOSE READING AT THE TIME OF THE CALL WAS 480 MG/DL. ADVISED THE CUSTOMER THAT THE INSULIN PUMP WOULD BE REPLACED. 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-722LNAS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR Hospitalization