FDA Adverse Event
Other
Summary report: N
SEVEN CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SENSOR
MDR report key: 2500912
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Received March 16, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 3004753838-2012-00062
- Event Type
- Other
- Date Received
- March 16, 2012
- Date of Event
- February 18, 2012
- Report Date
- February 20, 2012
- Manufacturer
- DEXCOM, INC.
- Product Code
- MDS
- PMA / PMN Number
- P050012
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
DEXCOM, INC. AND FDA AGREED DURING A FACILITY INSPECTION THAT ANY POSSIBLE BROKEN SENSOR WIRE WAS A REPORTABLE EVENT, EVEN IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY EVIDENCE OF PHYSICAL HARM OR NECESSITY FOR INTERVENTION.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PATIENT CONTACTED DEXCOM TECHNICAL SUPPORT ON (B)(6) 2012 TO REPORT THAT UPON SENSOR REMOVAL DUE TO A SENSOR ERROR, PATIENT THINKS THAT SENSOR WIRE WAS STILL UNDERNEATH HER SKIN. PATIENT ALSO REPORTS THAT THE SKIN AT THE INSERTION SITE IS RED AND TENDER. AT THE TIME OF HER CALL TO DEXCOM TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PATIENT HAD SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH HER DERMATOLOGIST BUT WAS FEELING FINE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEVEN CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SENSOR | MDS | DEXCOM, INC. | 9500-03 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 YR | Other |