FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ONETOUCHPING GLUCOSEMGMTSYSTEM

MDR report key: 3161596 · Received June 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
2531779-2013-08049
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 11, 2013
Date of Event
May 11, 2013
Report Date
May 13, 2013
Manufacturer
ANIMAS CORPORATION
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K080639
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PUMP HAS BEEN RETURNED TO ANIMAS. EVALUATION HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. ANIMAS HAS CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR THIS PUMP AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS OPERATING WITHIN REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF RELEASE. WHEN EVALUATION IS COMPLETE A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED. THE PATIENT REPORTED BEING DIAGNOSED WITH PNEUMONIA AND WAS BEING TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS WHICH CAN EFFECT THE PATIENT'S BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE MADE AT THIS TIME.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FOLLOW-UP # 1 DATE OF SUBMISSION (B)(6) 2013 - DEVICE EVALUATION: THE PUMP HAS BEEN RETURNED AND EVALUATED BY PRODUCT ANALYSIS ON (B)(4) 2013, WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: DURING INVESTIGATION, THE PUMP HISTORY WAS REVIEWED AND SHOWED THAT THE LAST BASAL DELIVERY AND THE LAST BOLUS WERE RECORDED ON (B)(6) 2013. THE BLACK BOX SHOWS THE PUMP WAS NOT IN USE BETWEEN (B)(6) 2013, 21:13 AND (B)(6) 2013, 08:17. THE TOTAL DAILY DOSES CORRECTLY REFLECT THE USER¿S PROGRAMMED BASAL RATES SHOWING THE PUMP WAS DELIVERING ACCURATELY UP UNTIL THE LAST DATE USED. THERE WERE NO ALARMS OR ERRORS RELATED TO THE COMPLAINT IN THE BLACK BOX OR ALARM HISTORY; ONLY TYPICAL USAGE WAS OBSERVED. A 29 HOUR FLOW ACCURACY TEST WAS PERFORMED; PUMP PASSED AND WAS FOUND TO BE DELIVERING WITHIN THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS. UNRELATED TO THE COMPLAINT, THE DISPLAY SCREEN WAS FOUND TO BE DISCOLORED. A TEST SCREEN WAS INSERTED AND WAS FOUND TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF DISCOLORATION. ALSO UNRELATED TO THE COMPLAINT, EVALUATION REVEALED THAT THE TIME AND DATE RESET TO THE FACTORY SETTINGS. THE PUMP WAS OPENED AND EVALUATION REVEALED THE INTERNAL CLOCK BATTERY ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAD FAILED. THE ISSUE OF INACCURATE DELIVERY OF INSULIN WAS DUPLICATED DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT CONTACTED ANIMAS ON (B)(6) 2013 REPORTING A HOSPITALIZATION FOR BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS BETWEEN 500 AND 600 MG/DL WITH NAUSEA AND VOMITING. THE PATIENT STATED THAT THE HOSPITALIZATION WAS FOR THE BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS BUT THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PNEUMONIA. THE PATIENT INDICATED THAT THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AT THE HOSPITAL FELT THAT THE PUMP WAS NOT WORKING OR DELIVERING CORRECTLY. THE PATIENT STATED THAT THE PUMP WAS REMOVED AND TREATMENT WAS BEING PROVIDED WITH INJECTIONS AND BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS WERE DECREASING. THE PATIENT REPORTED ALSO BEING TREATED WITH INTRAVENOUS ANTIBIOTICS AND FLUIDS. THE PATIENT CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH AIR BUBBLES IN THE PUMP AND THE PUMP WAS PRIMED UNTIL DROPS WERE SEEN AT THE END OF THE TUBING. THE PATIENT INDICATED THAT THE SITE INSERTION WAS CORRECT AND ALL OF THE CONNECTIONS WERE TIGHT. THIS REPORT IS MADE BASED ON THE ALLEGATION THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED HYPERGLYCEMIA ASSOCIATED WITH THE INDICATION FROM A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL THAT THE PUMP MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DELIVERING APPROPRIATELY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
262494 ONETOUCHPING GLUCOSEMGMTSYSTEM INSULIN INFUSION PUMP LZG ANIMAS CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 51 YR Hospitalization| L