FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2200794 · Received July 29, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-82379
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 29, 2011
Date of Event
July 18, 2011
Report Date
July 18, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
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. A REQUEST TO RETURN THE DEVICE HAS BEEN MADE AND FURTHER INFO WILL FOLLOW ONCE THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER HAD HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE OF 400MG/DL. IT WAS STATED THAT THE INFUSION SET WAS CHANGED, BUT THE CUSTOMER'S GLUCOSE LEVEL CONTINUED BEING HIGH. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED. THE DAILY TOTALS MATCHED TO THE BASAL AND BOLUS. PROGRAMMED A BOLUS AND THE INSULIN EXITED. PERFORMED A HIGH PRESSURE TEST AND PASSED. THE TIME, DATE, AND PROGRAMMING ON THE INSULIN PUMP WERE CORRECT. DURING THE CALL THE CUSTOMER MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED DUE TO HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE. IT WAS STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER DEVELOPED KETONES RAPIDLY, FREQUENTLY CHANGED THE INFUSION SET, AND TREATED WITH THE INSULIN PUMP. IT WAS STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER HAD SYMPTOMS OF NAUSEA AND VOMITING. IT WAS STATED THAT AFTER CHANGING THE INFUSION SET THE CUSTOMER NOTICED THE CANNULA WAS BENT. NO FURTHER INFO 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-522WWL

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization