FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK ® MULTICLIX LANCETS

MDR report key: 2629603 · Received June 26, 2012

Report

Report Number
1823260-2012-03338
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 26, 2012
Date of Event
June 1, 2011
Report Date
June 26, 2012
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
FMK
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CALLER STATES HE GOT AN INFECTION IN HIS LEG DUE TO USING THE SAME MULTICLIX LANCET REPEATEDLY. A PHYSICIAN NOTICED THAT THE CALLER'S LEG WAS SWOLLEN AND RED; THE PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED KEFLEX AND A COMPRESSION SOCK FOR THE CALLER. CALLER'S INFECTION IMPROVED AFTER 10 DAYS OF ANTIBIOTICS AND 2 WEEKS OF WEARING THE COMPRESSION SOCK. REQUESTED RETURN OF SUSPECT DEVICE HOWEVER CALLER NO LONGER HAS THE LANCET DRUM; REPLACEMENT WAS SENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCU-CHEK ® MULTICLIX LANCETS LANCET FMK ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA ASKU

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 059 YR Required Intervention METFORMIN| GLIPIZIDE