FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
OT ULTRALINK METER
MDR report key: 2930792
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Received January 28, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3008382007-2013-01609
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 28, 2013
- Report Date
- January 5, 2013
- Manufacturer
- LIFESCAN EUROPE, A DIVISION OF CILAG GMBH INTL
- Product Code
- NBW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K073231
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NV, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ON (B)(6) 2013, THE REPORTER CONTACTED LIFESCAN USA, ALLEGING THAT THE SUBJECT METER READ INACCURATELY LOW COMPARED TO ANOTHER DEVICE. THE REPORTER CLAIMED OBTAINING BLOOD GLUCOSE READINGS OF "127 MG/DL" WITH THE SUBJECT METER AND "199 MG/DL" ON ANOTHER DEVICE, PERFORMED WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. BASED ON STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY, THE CALCULATED DIFFERENCE OF THESE GLUCOSE RESULTS EXCEEDS THE EXPECTED VALUE OF LESS THAT OR EQUAL TO 30%. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE THE REPORTED RESULTS DID NOT MEET LIFESCAN'S ACCURACY/PRECISION CRITERIA AND THE ALLEGED INACCURACY ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED WITH TROUBLESHOOTING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE PRODUCT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO AN ADVERSE EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37571 | OT ULTRALINK METER | GLUCOSE MONITORING SYS/KIT | NBW | LIFESCAN EUROPE, A DIVISION OF CILAG GMBH INTL | 3226551 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |