FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MODEL NOT SPECIFIED

MDR report key: 2234058 · Received August 29, 2011

Report

Report Number
2032227-2011-02194
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 29, 2011
Date of Event
August 16, 2011
Report Date
August 16, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
LZG
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 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

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS HOSPITALIZED DUE TO LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS. IT WAS STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY PRIMED THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF INSULIN IN THE RESERVOIR WHILE BEING CONNECTED. THE CUSTOMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE INFUSION SET, AND PRIMED 150 UNITS OF INSULIN INTO HER BODY. THE REPORTED BLOOD GLUCOSE READING WAS 33 MG/DL. THE CALLER WANTED SOMEONE TO CALL THE CUSTOMER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE CUSTOMER BY PHONE, BUT THERE WAS NO ANSWER. LEFT TWO MESSAGES FOR THE CUSTOMER TO CALL BACK FOR TROUBLESHOOTING ON THE INSULIN PUMP. NOTHING FURTHER WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MODEL NOT SPECIFIED INSULIN INFUSION PUMP LZG MEDTRONIC MINIMED MMT-XXX

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 53 YR Hospitalization