FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
SEVEN CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM
MDR report key: 2925841
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Received January 22, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3004753838-2013-00024
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 22, 2013
- Date of Event
- December 22, 2012
- Report Date
- December 28, 2012
- Manufacturer
- DEXCOM, INC.
- Product Code
- MDS
- PMA / PMN Number
- P050012
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PATIENT CONTACTED DEXCOM TECHNICAL SUPPORT ON (B)(6) 2012 TO REPORT THAT UPON REMOVAL OF SENSOR ON (B)(6) 2012 DUE TO BLEEDING, THE SITE CONTINUED TO BLEED FOR 5 HOURS. THE SENSOR HAD BEEN INSERTED EARLIER ON (B)(6) 2012. PATIENT REPORTED THAT HE HIT A BLOOD VESSEL DURING THE SENSOR INSERTION PROCESS. PATIENT'S WIFE DROVE HIM TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM ON (B)(6) 2012 WHERE PHYSICIAN GAVE HIM A SINGLE STITCH AT SENSOR INSERTION SITE. STITCH WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2012. PATIENT STATED THAT HE IS ON BLOOD THINNERS. AT THE TIME OF HIS CALL TO TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PATIENT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NO DISFIGUREMENT AND WAS IN FINE CONDITION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30181 | SEVEN CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM | MDS | MDS | DEXCOM, INC. | 9500-03 | 5045878 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 YR | Other |