FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

GLUCOMETER ELITE XL

MDR report key: 279883 · Received May 19, 2000

Report

Report Number
1810909-2000-00017
Event Type
Other
Date Received
May 19, 2000
Date of Event
April 22, 2000
Report Date
May 19, 2000
Manufacturer
KDK CORPORATION
Product Code
CGA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WV, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE COMPLAINANT STATES THAT COMPLAINANT SENT EXCEL OFF BRAND BLOOD GLUCOSE REAGENT FROM USER. WHILE USING THESE OFF BRAND STRIPS COMPLAINANT RECEVIED A READING OF "LO" (LESS THAN 20 MG/DL) FOLLOWED BY A READING OF 170 MG/DL. ELECTRONIC CHECKS OF THE ELITE XL SYSTEM WERE SATISFACTORY. BAYER DIAGNOSTICS DOES NOT SUPPORT THE USE OF OFF BRAND REAGENT SINE CO DOES NOT KNOW THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS NOR WERE THE SYSTEMS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE REAGENT SUPPLIED BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GLUCOMETER ELITE XL BLOOD GLUCOSE METER CGA KDK CORPORATION 3901A *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN