FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

NOVOFINE (30G)

MDR report key: 2987924 · Received February 21, 2013

Report

Report Number
9681821-2013-00007
Event Type
Other
Date Received
February 21, 2013
Report Date
January 25, 2013
Manufacturer
NOVO NORDISK A/S MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
FMF
PMA / PMN Number
K861686
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
DA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

NEEDLE BROKE IN ABDOMEN (NEEDLE ISSUE). CASE DESCRIPTION: DOES THE INCIDENT REPRESENT A SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT? NO. THIS SERIOUS SPONTANEOUS CASE REPORTED BY A CONSUMER (PT'S MOTHER) FROM DENMARK, CONCERNS A (B)(6) MALE PT WITH "DIABETES MELLITUS" WHO WAS TREATED WITH NOVOFINE 30G (NEEDLE) ON AN UNK DATE AND EXPERIENCED BROKEN "NEEDLE IN THE ABDOMEN" BEGINNING ON AN UNK DATE. PT'S HEIGHT NOT REPORTED. MEDICAL HISTORY INCLUDES DIABETES MELLITUS (FOR 6 YEARS). ON AN UNK DATE. THE PT'S MOTHER INFORMED THAT THEY HAD TO GO TO THE DOCTOR IN THE EVENING FOR HAVING A NEEDLE REMOVED AS IT WAS BROKEN AFTER THE PT TOOK HIS INSULIN AND SOME OF THE NEEDLE WAS IN HIS ABDOMEN. THE PT ALWAYS USED 8 M NEEDLES AND HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. THE OVERALL OUTCOME OF EVENT WAS REPORTED AS UNK.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
75352 NOVOFINE (30G) NEEDLE FMF NOVO NORDISK A/S MEDICAL SYSTEMS NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 10 YR Required Intervention