FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2202527 · Received August 5, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-82456
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 5, 2011
Date of Event
June 20, 2011
Report Date
July 25, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, 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. THE DEVICE WILL BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS AND FURTHER INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW ONCE THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED BEING HOSPITALIZED DUE TO LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE. THE BLOOD GLUCOSE READING WAS 80MG/DL. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT SHE FELT SICK. ADVISED THE CUSTOMER TO DISCONNECT FROM THE INSULIN PUMP AND MONITOR HER GLUCOSE LEVEL. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE SECOND TIME SHE MEASURED IT WAS 45MG/DL. ASKED CUSTOMER TO TAKE GLUCOSE TABLETS AND AT THE END OF CALL WAS 103MG/DL. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT SHE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. THE CUSTOMER WAS EXPERIENCING LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE FOR THE PAST MONTH. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED. THE PROGRAMMING, TIME, AND DATE WERE CORRECT. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE AMOUNT OF INSULIN IN THE SCREEN MATCH TO AMOUNT OF INSULIN IN THE RESERVOIR. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE INSULIN PUMP WAS EXPOSED TO AN MRI AND BODY SCAN AT THE AIRPORT. RAN A DISPLACEMENT TEST AND PASSED. ADVISED THE CUSTOMER TO 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-522NAB

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Hospitalization