OT VERIO IQ METER
Report
- Report Number
- 3008382007-2013-10123
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 3, 2013
- Report Date
- April 8, 2013
- Manufacturer
- LIFESCAN EUROPE, A DIVISION OF CILAG GMBH INTL
- Product Code
- NBW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K110637
- Removal / Correction Number
- 2013-IE-017
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
FOLLOW UP #1 (06/11/2013)-DEVICE EVALUATION: THE TEST STRIPS INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO LFS AND EVALUATED BY PRODUCT ANALYSIS (PA) ON (B)(4) 2013 WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: THE TEST STRIPS WERE READING HIGH WITH CONTROL SOLUTION WITH NO ASSIGNABLE CAUSE FOUND. THE METER HAS ALSO BEEN RETURNED HOWEVER, EVALUATION HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSIONS CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. IF LIFESCAN OBTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS COMPLAINT, ANOTHER FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. AT THIS TIME, LIFESCAN CONSIDERS THIS MATTER CLOSED.
THE METER/TEST STRIPS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO LIFESCAN; HOWEVER, THE INVESTIGATION HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. NO CONCLUSIONS CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. ONCE THE EVALUATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED.
FOLLOW-UP # 2 (08/05/2013)-DEVICE EVALUATION: THE ANALYSIS OF THE SUBJECT METER WAS COMPLETED ON 07/29/2013 BY LIFESCAN PRODUCT ANALYSIS WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: THE REPORTED COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED DURING INVESTIGATION. THE METER FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AND NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. IF LIFESCAN OBTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS COMPLAINT, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. AT THIS TIME, LIFESCAN CONSIDERS THIS MATTER CLOSED.
ON (B)(6) 2013, THE REPORTER CONTACTED LIFESCAN (B)(4), ALLEGING THAT THE SUBJECT METER READ INACCURATELY HIGH COMPARED TO ANOTHER DEVICE. THE REPORTER CLAIMED OBTAINING BLOOD GLUCOSE READINGS OF 14.0 MMOL/L WITH THE SUBJECT METER AND 7.2 MMOL/L ON ANOTHER DEVICE, PERFORMED WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. BASED ON STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY, THE CALCULATED DIFFERENCE OF THESE GLUCOSE RESULTS EXCEEDS LIFESCANS CRITERIA FOR ACCURACY. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE THE REPORTED 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194650 | OT VERIO IQ METER | GLUCOSE MONITORING SYS/KIT | NBW | LIFESCAN EUROPE, A DIVISION OF CILAG GMBH INTL | 3427476 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 YR |