FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

OT VERIO IQ METER

MDR report key: 2852005 · Received November 30, 2012

Report

Report Number
3008382007-2012-06955
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 30, 2012
Report Date
November 7, 2012
Manufacturer
LIFESCAN EUROPE, A DIVISION OF CILAG GMBH INTL
Product Code
NBW
PMA / PMN Number
K110637
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FOLLOW-UP # 1 (02/06/2013)-DEVICE EVALUATION: THE PRODUCTS INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT HAVE BEEN RETURNED AND EVALUATED BY PRODUCT ANALYSIS (PA) RESPECTIVELY ON (B)(4) 2013 AND (B)(4) 2013 WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: THE METER PASSED TESTING AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY; NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. THE TEST STRIPS ALSO PASSED TESTING WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. IF LIFESCAN OBTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS COMPLAINT, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. AT THIS TIME, LIFESCAN CONSIDERS THIS MATTER CLOSED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE SUBJECT METER AND TEST STRIPS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO LIFESCAN FOR EVALUATION. THE EVALUATION OF THE PRODUCTS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED; THEREFORE, NO CONCLUSIONS CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. ONCE THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILLED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2012 THE REPORTER CONTACTED LIFESCAN (LFS) IN (B)(4) ALLEGING THE METER WAS READING INACCURATELY HIGH COMPARED TO A CALIBRATED LAB METHOD. THE REPORTER ALLEGED READINGS OF "7.9 MMOL/L" ON THE LFS METER AND "5.5 MMOL" ON A LAB METHOD. BASED ON STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY, THE CALCULATED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RESULTS EXCEEDS THE EXPECTED VALUE OF (B)(4) OBTAINED WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE THE REPORTED RESULTS DID NOT MEET LIFESCAN'S ACCURACY OR PRECISION CRITERIA AND THE ALLEGED INACCURACY ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED WITH TROUBLESHOOTING. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE LFS PRODUCT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO AN ADVERSE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OT VERIO IQ METER GLUCOSE MONITORING SYS/KIT NBW LIFESCAN EUROPE, A DIVISION OF CILAG GMBH INTL 3349831

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 53 YR