FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DEXCOM G7 CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM

MDR report key: 24048957 · Received January 12, 2026

Report

Report Number
3004753838-2026-034261
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 12, 2026
Date of Event
December 30, 2025
Report Date
January 12, 2026
Manufacturer
DEXCOM, INC.
Product Code
QBJ
UDI-DI
00386270004116
PMA / PMN Number
K213919
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SKIN REACTION OCCURRED. THE WEARABLE WAS INSERTED INTO THE ARM ON (B)(6) 2025. THE PATIENT REPORTED EXPERIENCING AN ITCHING SENSATION AT THE SENSOR INSERTION SITE AND OBSERVED YELLOW DRAINAGE LEAKING THROUGH THE OVERLAY PATCH, WHICH LED THEM TO REMOVE THE SENSOR EARLIER THAN INTENDED. UPON REMOVAL, THE PATIENT NOTED SIGNS OF INFECTION, INCLUDING REDNESS, A RASH, YELLOW DRAINAGE AT THE NEEDLE PUNCTURE SITE, AND BRUISING IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. ON (B)(6) 2025, THE SYMPTOMS WORSENED, PROMPTING THE PATIENT TO SEEK CARE AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM (ER). IN THE ER, THE PATIENT WAS EVALUATED AND DIAGNOSED WITH AN ABSCESS AT THE NEEDLE PUNCTURE SITE. THEY WERE PRESCRIBED A 10-DAY COURSE OF ORAL ANTIBIOTICS (BACTRIM SMZ 160/800 MG, TWICE DAILY) AND BEGAN TREATMENT ON (B)(6) 2025. NO LABORATORY TESTS OR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING WERE PERFORMED, AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED HOME THE SAME DAY. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, THE PATIENT CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE REDNESS, DRAINAGE, AND BRUISING AT THE INSERTION SITE. DATA WAS RECEIVED BUT NOT INVESTIGATED AS DATA WILL NOT CONFIRM THE ISSUE. THE ALLEGATION AND A PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO ADDITIONAL EVENT OR PATIENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
111048 DEXCOM G7 CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR QBJ DEXCOM, INC. 9500-161 1825248012 00386270004116

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR Unknown Other