FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ONETOUCHPING GLUCOSEMGMTSYSTEM

MDR report key: 3222982 · Received July 12, 2013

Report

Report Number
2531779-2013-10487
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 12, 2013
Report Date
June 15, 2013
Manufacturer
ANIMAS CORPORATION
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K080639
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4) - DEVICE EVALUATION: THE PUMP HAS BEEN RETURNED AND EVALUATED BY PRODUCT ANALYSIS ON (B)(6) 2013 WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: A REVIEW OF THE PUMP¿S HISTORY CONFIRMED THE REPORTED PRIME VOLUMES. THE DAILY INSULIN DELIVERY TOTALS CORRECTLY REFLECTED THE USER¿S PROGRAMMED BASAL RATES. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PUMP NOT PRIMED OR NO CARTRIDGE DETECTED WARNINGS IN THE HISTORY. DURING TESTING, THE PUMP PERFORMED THE REWIND, LOAD, AND PRIME STEPS SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO WARNINGS. A 29 HOUR FLOW ACCURACY TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE DELIVERING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. NO DELIVERY RELATED DEFECTS WERE FOUND DURING TESTING. THE FORCE SENSOR CALIBRATION WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. A CARTRIDGE WITH 100 UNITS WAS CORRECTLY LOADED INTO THE PUMP. THE PUMP WAS OPENED AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE INTERNAL CIRCUIT BOARD.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2013 THE REPORTER, THE PATIENT¿S MOTHER, CONTACTED ANIMAS TO REPORT THAT ON (B)(6) 2013 THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED THE SYMPTOMS OF VOMITING AND TESTED POSITIVE FOR KETONES, AND HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL WAS 680 MG/DL. THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF DKA, AND HE WAS TREATED INTRAVENOUSLY WITH INSULIN. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED ALL PUMP SETTINGS AND PROGRAMMING AND DATE/TIME WERE CORRECT, AND ALL TOTAL BASAL/BOLUS DOSES GIVEN CORRECTLY MATCHED THOSE PROGRAMMED. A REVIEW OF THE PUMP PRIME HISTORY REVEALED THE PATIENT¿S TECHNIQUE WAS INCORRECT BY NOT COMPLETING THE FILL CANNULA STEP AFTER REPLACING THE INFUSION SET/SITE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THE PUMP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING APPROPRIATELY IN ACCURATELY AND CORRECTLY DELIVERING INSULIN AS PROGRAMMED. THE PATIENT¿S TECHNIQUE WAS INCORRECT BY NOT FILLING THE INFUSION SET CANNULA, WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO UNDER-INFUSION OF INSULIN. HOWEVER, AS THE PATIENT SUFFERED SYMPTOMS AND BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS SUGGESTING SEVERE HYPERGLYCEMIA AND WAS ADMITTED TO THE ICU WITH DKA WHILE USING THE REPORTED PUMP, THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
323462 ONETOUCHPING GLUCOSEMGMTSYSTEM INSULIN INFUSION PUMP LZG ANIMAS CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 13 YR Hospitalization| L