FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2202499 · Received August 5, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-82445
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 5, 2011
Date of Event
July 23, 2011
Report Date
July 24, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, 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. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. FURTHER INFO WILL FOLLOW ONCE THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS HOSPITALIZED DUE TO HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE OF OVER 600MG/DL. IT WAS STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS VOMITING AND DEHYDRATED. IT WAS STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS EXPERIENCING HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS. THE CUSTOMER'S MOST RECENT GLUCOSE READING WAS 180MG/DL, AND HE HAS TREATED WITH MANUAL INJECTIONS. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED. IT WAS STATED THAT THE RESERVOIR WAS STILL IN THE INSULIN PUMP AND DISPLAYED A MESSAGE TO COMPLETE THE MANUAL PRIME. ASSISTED WITH REWIND PROCESS, AND INSTRUCTED THE CALLER TO REMOVE AND INSERT THE RESERVOIR INTO THE INSULIN PUMP. RAN A FIXED PRIME TEST AND THE INSULIN PUMP DID NOT PASS THE TEST. REVIEWED THE ALARM HISTORY AND SHOWED BUTTON ERROR ALARMS. ADVISED THE CALLER THAT THE CUSTOMER SHOULD DISCONTINUE USE OF THE INSULIN PUMP AND REVERT TO BACK UP PLAN. 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-522NAS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 28 YR Hospitalization PARADIGM, 9MM CATHETER| QICK-SET, 23| UNOMEDICAL INFUSION SET, MMT-397