FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SEVEN CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SENSOR

MDR report key: 2202296 · Received August 2, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004753838-2011-00232
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 2, 2011
Date of Event
July 11, 2011
Report Date
July 11, 2011
Manufacturer
DEXCOM, INC.
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P050012
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
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

PT CONTACTED DEXCOM TECHNICAL SUPPORT ON (B)(6) 2011 TO REPORT THAT SHE HAD EXPERIENCED A HYPOGLYCEMIC EVENT. BEFORE GOING TO BED, PT FELT LOW AND INGESTED SOME ORANGE JUICE WITHOUT CHECKING HER BG. PT'S HUSBAND WAS AWAKEN BY CGM'S "LOW" ALERT AND DISCOVERED SEIZING PT IN BED. THE PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED AND THEY ADMINISTERED GLUCAGON TO PT WHOSE BG WAS MEASURED AT 17 MG/DL. THE PT WAS REVIVED AND HER BG WAS MEASURED AT 150 MG/DL BEFORE THE PARAMEDICS LEFT HER BEDSIDE. CGM FUNCTIONED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS, ALERTING PT OF A "LOW" (CGM DOES NOT REPORT VALUES BELOW 40 MG/DL). AT THE TIME OF HER CALL TO DEXCOM TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PT REPORTS FEELING FINE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SEVEN CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SENSOR MDS DEXCOM, INC. 9500-03 5015581

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 31 YR Other