FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OMNIPOD 5 POD

MDR report key: 22578073 · Received July 23, 2025

Report

Report Number
3004464228-2025-32855
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 23, 2025
Date of Event
June 12, 2025
Report Date
July 23, 2025
Manufacturer
INSULET CORPORATION
Product Code
QFG
UDI-DI
10385083000114
PMA / PMN Number
K203768
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF ANY PRODUCT CONDITION COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED HOSPITALIZATION AND HYPERGLYCEMIA. NO LOT RELEASE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED, AS THE PRODUCT LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. LOCKED DOWN SMARTPHONE: LOCKDOWN. OMNIPOD SOFTWARE APP VERSION: 3.1.1. SMARTPHONE OPERATING SYSTEM: N5004L-AM-Q-MV01602-06-01.06. SMARTPHONE HARDWARE: N5004L. CGM SENSOR TYPE: G7. *PLEASE NOTE, THAT SECTION D IS CAPTURING THE DEVICE IDENTIFIERS AS REPORTED BY THE COMPLAINANT. THIS MAY NOT ALIGN TO THE DEVICE CONFIGURATION REPORTED IN H11, AS THIS DATA IS PULLED FROM OUR CLOUD BASED ON THE REPORTED DATE OF EVENT. HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE IS A COMMON SYMPTOM FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES (GLUCOSE MONITORING DATA FROM PEOPLE WITH DIABETES INDICATE THAT ON AVERAGE, THEY CAN EXPERIENCE BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS ABOVE 250 MG/DL FOR 14-25% OF THE TIME[1][2][3]..), AND IT WOULD BE CHALLENGING TO SPECULATE ON A CAUSE FOR THE COMPLAINTS WITHOUT RECEIVING THE DEVICES BACK FOR AN ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION. [1] BECK RW, BERGENSTAL RM, CHENG P, KOLLMAN C, CARLSON AL, JOHNSON ML, RODBARD D. THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TIME IN RANGE, HYPERGLYCEMIA METRICS, AND HBA1C. J DIABETES SCI TECHNOL 2019; 13:614-626 [1] WELSH JB, DERDZINSKI M, PARKER AS, PUHR S, JIMENEZ A, WALKER T. REAL-TIME SHARING AND FOLLOWING OF CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING DATA IN YOUTH. DIABETES THER 2019; 10:751-755 [1] PUHR S, DERDZINSKI M, WELSH JB, PARKER AS, WALKER T, PRICE DA. REAL-WORLD HYPOGLYCEMIA AVOIDANCE WITH A CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM'S PREDICTIVE LOW GLUCOSE ALERT. DIABETES TECHNOL THER 2019;21:155-158

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD BEEN HOSPITALIZED WITH HYPERGLYCEMIA. THE PATIENT'S BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS REACHED ABOVE 400 MG/DL WHILE WEARING A POD FOR AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME. THE POD WAS REMOVED PRIOR TO WHEN THE PATIENT WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. SYMPTOMS REPORTED INCLUDED SLURRED SPEECH AND HIGH BGS. INFORMATION ON THE TREATMENT PROVIDED TO THE PATIENT BY HOSPITAL WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE PATIENT WAS RELEASED 2 DAYS LATER. THE PATIENT IS NO LONGER USING THE OMNIPOD SYSTEM AND HAS OPTED BACK TO MANUAL INSULIN INJECTIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
768306 OMNIPOD 5 POD ALTERNATE CONTROLLER ENABLED INSULIN INFUSION PUMP QFG INSULET CORPORATION PT-000435 10385083000114

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR Female Hospitalization