FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK ® COMPACT PLUS (GT)

MDR report key: 2254242 · Received September 19, 2011

Report

Report Number
1823260-2011-04970
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 19, 2011
Date of Event
August 27, 2011
Report Date
November 11, 2011
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
NBW
PMA / PMN Number
K031755
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER'S HUSBAND STATES THAT THE CUSTOMER ATTEMPTED TO USE HER METER BUT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN A RESULT DUE TO AN ERROR. CUSTOMER ATTEMPTED TO USE THE DEVICE AT AROUND 1:45 P.M., BUT OBTAINED AN ERROR. STRIPS USED WERE NOT EXPIRED. CUSTOMER WAS NOT FEELING ANY SYMPTOMS AT THE TIME. ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER, CUSTOMER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE THEY OBTAINED A READING OVER 400 MG/DL ON THEIR METER. CUSTOMER WAS TREATED WITH 1 LITER OF FLUIDS AND AN INJECTION OF 10 UNITS OF INSULIN (TYPE NOT PROVIDED). CUSTOMER WAS MONITORED AND RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL AT 5:30 P.M. THE SAME DAY. REQUESTED RETURN OF SUSPECT DEVICE AND STRIPS, AND REPLACEMENT WAS SENT.

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
1 069 YR Hospitalization LEVOTHYROXINE| VESICAR| LEXAPRO| BONIVA| METOCLOPRAMIDE| LANTUS| "THEOPRIYLLINE"| NEXIUM| DOCUSALATE| PREDNISONE| PRIMIDONE| AMLODPINE BESYLATE| MUCINEX-DM| POTASSIUM CHLORIDE| FEXOFENADINE| PRAMIPRAZOLE| SIMVASTATIN| APIDRA| MULTIVITAMIN| LIQUID-D3| OXYGEN MACHINE @ 2L PER MINUTE| ZOLPIDEM TART ER| ALLEGRA| LOSARTAN- POTASSIUM| NEBULIZER| ADVAIR| CYANOCOBALAMIN| ASPRIN