FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SURESTEP
MDR report key: 266782
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Received February 25, 2000
Report
- Report Number
- 2939301-2000-00115
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 25, 2000
- Report Date
- January 28, 2000
- Manufacturer
- LIFESCAN, INC.
- Product Code
- CGA
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MS, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE REPORTER STATED THAT REPORTER'S SPOUSE'S BACK TO BACK (RAPID SUCCESSION) BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTS HAD RESULTS OF 16, 170, 133 AND 157 MG/DL. THE TESTS WERE DONE IN A FASTING STATE, USING DIFFERENT FINGER STICKS. REPORTER DID NOT HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS. THE TEST STRIPS USED DID NOT PASS A CONTROL SOLUTION TEST, 150 (HIGH OUT OF RANGE). USING NEW TEST STRIPS, THE 2ND CONTROL TEST WAS IN RANGE, 120 (91-131). THE REPORTER SAID THAT REPORTER'S SPOUSE'S METER HAD NEVER BEEN CLEANED, AND THAT REPORTER ASSISTS SPOUSE WITH ALL OF SPOUSE'S TESTING SINCE SPOUSE SUFFERED A STROKE. NO HARM WAS ALLEGED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURESTEP | BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING KIT/SYSTEM | CGA | LIFESCAN, INC. | NA | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 YR | Other |