FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2234073 · Received August 29, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-82732
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 29, 2011
Date of Event
August 15, 2011
Report Date
August 15, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENTLY, IT IS UNKNOWN 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 TOT HE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED HAVING HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE FOR THE PAST WEEK. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED. THE CUSTOMER'S MOST RECENT GLUCOSE READING WAS 220MG/DL. THE PROGRAMMING, TIME, AND DATE WERE CORRECT. RAN A FIXED PRIME TEST AND THE INSULIN PASSED THE TEST. THE HIGH PRESSURE TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED AT THE TIME AND IT WILL BE SENT TO THE CUSTOMER. TWO DAYS LATER THE CUSTOMER CALLED BACK AND STATED THAT SHE STILL IS HAVING ISSUES WITH HER BLOOD GLUCOSE. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT SHE WOKE UP WITH 330MG/DL. THE CUSTOMER TOOK A MANUAL INJECTION AND HER GLUCOSE LEVEL DROPPED TO 152MG/DL. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT SHE IS IN HER WAY TO THE CLINIC TO BE ASSISTED WITH HER BLOOD GLUCOSE AND THE INSULIN PUMP. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT SHE WILL CALL BACK UPON HER RETURN FROM THE CLINIC. NO FURTHER INFORMATION 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-522RNAB

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 85 YR Required Intervention PARADIGM 43", 9MM CATHETER| UNOMEDICAL INFUSION SET: (B)(4), QUICK-SET