FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2834494 · Received November 15, 2012

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2012-90791
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 15, 2012
Date of Event
November 4, 2012
Report Date
November 5, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.
Product Code
OYC
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A COMPLETE ANALYSIS AND TESTING OF THE INSULIN PUMP SHOWED THAT IT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND PASSED ALL FUNCTIONAL TESTING. AFTER TESTING IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE DEVICE OPERATED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENTLY IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED, BUT NOT YET EVALUATED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW ONCE THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM DUE TO DIABETES KETOACIDOSIS AND HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE OF 422MG/DL AND HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE WAS TREATED WITH AN INSULIN DRIP. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED. THE TIME, DATE, AND BOLUS WIZARD SETTINGS WERE CORRECT. ASSISTED THE CALLER TO RUN A MANUAL PRIME TEST AND THE INSULIN DID EXIT. PERFORMED THE HIGH PRESSURE TEST AND THE TEST FAILED TWICE. IT WAS STATED THAT THE INSULIN PUMP ALARMED MOTOR ERRORS. ADVISED THE CALLER THAT THE DEVICE WOULD BE REPLACED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP OYC OYC MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. MMT-722NAS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 20 YR Hospitalization