FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK ® SPIRIT

MDR report key: 3011848 · Received March 19, 2013

Report

Report Number
2183996-2013-00417
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 19, 2013
Date of Event
February 18, 2013
Report Date
April 15, 2013
Manufacturer
ROCHE HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K060876
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. PRODUCTION DATA WAS REVIEWED AND COMPLY WITH SPECIFICATIONS. THE ISSUE REPORTED BY THE PATIENT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. PRODUCT NOT RETURNED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE INITIAL REPORTER SENT REPORT TO THE FDA. (B)(4): NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO BE RETU.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2013, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL ON (B)(6) 2013 WITH A BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL OVER 500 MG/DL. THE PATIENT'S NORMAL RANGE IS 100-130 MG/DL. BEFORE THE PATIENT WENT TO THE HOSPITAL HE WAS DIZZY, FELT SICK, AND COULDN'T GET UP. EMT'S ARRIVED AND TREATED HIM WITH AN IV OF ANTIBIOTICS TO TREAT HIS PNEUMONIA AND GAVE HIM INJECTIONS OF INSULIN. WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL THE PATIENT'S BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS NEVER DROPPED BELOW 200 MG/DL. ONCE HE RETURNED HOME, ON (B)(6) 2013, AND RESUMED USING THE INFUSION DEVICE HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS RETURNED TO NORMAL. NO PRODUCT WAS REQUESTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
113626 ACCU-CHEK ® SPIRIT INSULIN INFUSION PUMP LZG ROCHE HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 086 YR Hospitalization| R