FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2212960 · Received August 8, 2011

Report

Report Number
2032227-2011-01991
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 8, 2011
Date of Event
July 9, 2011
Report Date
July 27, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, 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. FURTHER INFO WILL FOLLOW ONCE THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CALLED TO REPORT A BUTTON ERROR ALARM THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR DUE TO UNRESPONSIVE BUTTONS. THE CUSTOMER THEN STATED THAT SHE WAS RECENTLY HOSPITALIZED DUE TO LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING, AND SHE CRASHED HER VEHICLE. THE CUSTOMER'S BLOOD GLUCOSE READING WAS 33 MG/DL WHEN THE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED. TROUBLESHOOTING COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE UNRESPONSIVE BUTTONS. ADVISED THE CUSTOMER THAT THE INSULIN PUMP WOULD BE REPLACED. NOTHING FURTHER WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP MDS MEDTRONIC MINIMED MMT-522LNAL

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 48 YR Hospitalization