FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK ADVANTAGE

MDR report key: 308336 · Received December 8, 2000

Report

Report Number
1823260-2000-00255
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 8, 2000
Date of Event
November 16, 2000
Report Date
November 18, 2000
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSITCS
Product Code
CFR
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AT 6:00PM THE SUSPECT DEVICE WAS USED TO CHECK THE PATIENT'S BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL. A RESULT OF 555MG/DL WAS OBTAINED. PT'S FAMILY MEMBER INJECTED 4 UNITS OF REGULAR INSULIN BASED UPON THIS RESULT. AT 6:30PM THE SUSPECT DEVICE READ 270MG/DL. PT BECAME SLEEPY. 911 WAS CALLED. THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN'S PERFORMED A BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST AND RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE. THE FAMILY MEMBER CLAIMS A KETO STRIP WAS USED AND THE RESULT FROM IT WAS 240. PT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THEIR BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL FROM A LAB TEST WAS 30MG/DL. PT WAS GIVEN SOMETHING TO EAT AND THEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCU-CHEK ADVANTAGE BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING TEST STRIPS CFR ROCHE DIAGNOSITCS NA 522520

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention