FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2232425 · Received August 26, 2011

Report

Report Number
2032227-2011-02178
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 26, 2011
Date of Event
August 13, 2011
Report Date
August 15, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
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

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS TREATED BY THE PARAMEDICS AFTER SHE WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE WITH A BLOOD GLUCOSE READING OF 33 MG/DL. THE MOTHER REVIEWED THE BOLUS HISTORY, AND FOUND A BOLUS OF 8.0 UNITS WAS DELIVERED PRIOR TO THE EVENT. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT SHE DID NOT PROGRAM THIS BOLUS. THE CALLER STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS FOR THE PAST THREE DAYS. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED, AND FOUND THAT THE PROGRAMMING WAS INCORRECT. THE TIME WAS PROGRAMMED TO PM INSTEAD OF AM, WHICH WOULD'VE AFFECTED THE CUSTOMER'S BASAL RATE DELIVERIES. ALSO, THE INSULIN PUMP WAS NOT CALCULATING DAILY TOTALS CORRECTLY. ADVISED THE CALLER THAT THE INSULIN PUMP WOULD NEED TO 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-722LNAL

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 23 YR Required Intervention