FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2212980 · Received August 8, 2011

Report

Report Number
2032227-2011-01988
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 8, 2011
Date of Event
July 25, 2011
Report Date
July 26, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

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

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS HOSPITALIZED DUE TO DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, WITH A BLOOD GLUCOSE READING OF 1250 MG/DL. PRIOR TO THE EVENT, THE CUSTOMER WAS NOT CHECKING HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS VERY OFTEN, AND HE HAD NOT COMPLETED THE MANUAL PRIME WHEN HE CHANGED THE INFUSION SET. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED, AND THE INSULIN PUMP WAS PROGRAMMED CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, THE DAILY TOTALS DID NOT MATCH WITH THE BOLUS AND BASAL RATE DELIVERY TOTALS. ALSO, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE QUICK RELEASE PORTION OF THE INFUSION SET, WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. ADVISED THE CALLER THAT THE INSULIN PUMP WOULD BE REPLACED DUE TO THE DISCREPANCY WITH THE DAILY TOTALS. 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-722LNAB

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 53 YR Hospitalization UNOMEDICAL QUICK-SET PARADIGM INSULIN INFUSION SET| MMT-396, LOT 2209461