Description of Event or Problem · 1
ON (B)(6) 2012, THE LAY USER/PATIENT CONTACTED LIFESCAN (LFS) IN (B)(6) ALLEGING A ONETOUCH VERIO IQ METER WAS READING INACCURATELY HIGH RESULTS COMPARED TO ANOTHER METER. THE PATIENT REPORTED OBTAINING BLOOD GLUCOSE VALUES OF "5.4MMOL/L" ON THE LFS METER AND "6.4MMOL/L" ON HER METER. BASED ON STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY, THE CALCULATED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RESULTS EXCEEDS THE EXPECTED VALUE OF <=1.17MMOL/L OR <=30% OBTAINED WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. THE PATIENT DID NOT ALLEGE ANY HARM OR INJURY DUE TO THE REPORTED ISSUE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE SUBJECT METER DID NOT CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO A SERIOUS INJURY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REPORT ANY BLOOD GLUCOSE READINGS, SYMPTOMS OR TREATMENT SUGGESTIVE THAT A SERIOUS INJURY OCCURRED. IN ADDITION THE PATIENT PERFORMED A METER VS. ANOTHER METER COMPARISON WHERE THE CALCULATED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RESULTS MEETS LFS' CRITERIA FOR ACCURACY REPORTING.