FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SURESTEP
MDR report key: 242094
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Received September 24, 1999
Report
- Report Number
- 2939301-1999-00744
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 24, 1999
- Report Date
- August 26, 1999
- Manufacturer
- LIFESCAN, INC.
- Product Code
- CGA
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
METER WAS NOT THE SUBJECT OF FDA RECALL Z-631-8
Description of Event or Problem · 1
RPTR DID BACK TO BACK BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTING AND GOT RESULTS OF 56, 64 AND 109 MG/DL. TESTS WERE DONE WITHIN 10 MINS, USING DIFFERENT FINGERSTICKS. NO SYMPTOMS WERE REPORTED. ON FOLLOW-UP, RPTR STATED THAT SHE COULD TELL WHEN HER RESULTS WERE NOT CORRECT BECAUSE THE BLOOD WOULD NOT ABSORB INTO THE STRIP, BUT WOULD SPREAD ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WHITE PAD. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THERE WERE WHITE STREAKS ON THE CONFIRMATION DOT. SHE WOULD THEN RETEST. ALL TESTS WERE DONE FROM THE SAME LOT OF STRIPS. RPTR DID NOT DO A CONTROL SOLUTION TEST DUE TO LACK OF SUPPLIES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURESTEP | BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING KIT/SYSTEM | CGA | LIFESCAN, INC. | NA | C904703A |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 YR | Other |