FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2232415 · Received August 26, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-82716
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 26, 2011
Date of Event
August 13, 2011
Report Date
August 13, 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'S INSULIN PUMP ALARMED MOTOR ERROR DURING BOLUS, BASAL, AND FIXED PRIME PROCESS. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED. THE REWIND AND MANUAL PRIME TEST PASSED. RAN SELF TEST AND PASSED. INSTRUCTED THE CALLER TO CHANGE THE INFUSION SET, RESERVOIR, AND CALL US BACK IF ISSUES CONTINUE. THE CUSTOMER'S HUSBAND CALLED BACK AND STATED THAT THE INSULIN PUMP ALARMED MOTOR ERROR MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS. ADVISED THAT THE CUSTOMER SHOULD DISCONTINUE USE OF THE INSULIN PUMP AND TO REVERT TO BACK UP PLAN. DAYS LATER, THE HUSBAND CALLED BACK AGAIN AND STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS HOSPITALIZED THE NIGHT BEFORE. 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