FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2202537 · Received August 5, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-82470
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 5, 2011
Date of Event
July 26, 2011
Report Date
July 26, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K040676
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, 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. WE, THEREFORE, CONSIDER THIS REPORT COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED BEING HOSPITALIZED FOR DIABETES KETOACIDOSIS. THE BLOOD GLUCOSE READING WAS 476MG/DL. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT HE WOKE UP IN THE MORNING FEELING SICK AND HAD BURNING SENSATION IN THE UPPER EXTREMITIES. THE PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED AT HIS WORK PLACE AND THE CUSTOMER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CUSTOMER WAS EXPERIENCING UNEXPLAINED HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE FOR THE PAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS. THE CUSTOMER'S MOST RECENT GLUCOSE READING WAS 169MG/DL. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED. THE PROGRAMMING, TIME, AND DATE WERE CORRECT. RAN A FIXED PRIME TEST AND PASSED. PERFORMED A HIGH PRESSURE TEST AND THE INSULIN PUMP ALARMED MOTOR ERROR. RAN A DISPLACEMENT AND SELF TEST AND THE TESTS PASSED. NO FURTHER INFO WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PARADIGM INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP LZG MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL MMT-715NAS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 43 YR Hospitalization PARADIGM 6 MM CATHETER| UNOMEDICAL INFUSION SET: (B)(4)| QUICK-SET: 23