FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK ® COMPACT PLUS (GT)

MDR report key: 2241904 · Received September 9, 2011

Report

Report Number
1823260-2011-04822
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 9, 2011
Date of Event
May 10, 2011
Report Date
November 8, 2011
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
NBW
PMA / PMN Number
K031755
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE INITIAL REPORTER SENT REPORT TO THE FDA.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE INITIAL REPORTER SENT REPORT TO THE FDA. THE DEVICE WAS CONFIRMED FOR NO POWER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTER ALLEGED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO TEST ON THE COMPACT PLUS METER BUT COULD NOT AS IT DID NOT HAVE POWER. REPORTER STATED THAT HE BEGAN ACTING FUNNY SOMETIME IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND HIS WIFE CALLED THE EMTS AFTER ALSO ATTEMPTED TO TEST ON THE SAME COMPACT PLUS METER. SHE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO GET IT TO POWER ON. REPORTER ALLEGED THAT THE EMTS ARRIVED SHORTLY, OBTAINED A 300 MG/DL RESULT ON THEIR SYSTEM AND TREATED HIM WITH INSULIN, HE BELIEVES 6-8 UNITS. REPORTER STATED HE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AT THE HOSPITAL AND THE NURSE OBTAINED A 27 MG/DL RESULT. NO OTHER ACTIONS WERE REPORTED TAKEN OR TREATMENT RECEIVED. A REQUEST WAS MADE FOR THE RETURN OF THE SUSPECT DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCU-CHEK ® COMPACT PLUS (GT) BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICE NBW ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention FOLIC ACID (DAILY)| LANTUS (DAILY)| NOVOLOG (SLIDING SCALE)| PROZAC| TRAZODONE| LISINOPRIL (DAILY)