FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 3243658 · Received July 23, 2013

Report

Report Number
2032227-2013-03091
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 23, 2013
Date of Event
July 17, 2013
Report Date
July 17, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
OYC
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENTLY IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT AS NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED. THE DEVICE WILL BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS AND FURTHER INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW ONCE THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INSULIN PUMP PASSED DISPLACEMENT TEST, REWIND, BASIC OCCLUSION AND PRIME TESTS. ERROR ALARM CONFIRMED IN THE HISTORY FILE. THE INSULIN PUMP RECEIVED STUCK IN MOTOR ERROR ALARM LOOP DURING BOLUS DELIVERY. THE MOTOR WAS TESTED OUTSIDE OF THE DEVICE AND PASSED. THE MOTOR MAY HAVE HAD AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE THAT WAS NOT DETECTED DURING OUR TESTING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER HAS BEEN GETTING MOTOR ERROR ALARMS, AND HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL FOR ASSISTANCE WITH MANUAL INJECTIONS LAST NIGHT. THE REPORTED BLOOD GLUCOSE READING WAS 15 MMOL/L. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED, AND THE DRIVE SUPPORT CAP WAS NOT DAMAGED. FOUND MULTIPLE MOTOR ERROR ALARMS IN THE ALARM HISTORY. NOTHING FURTHER WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
343760 PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP / SENSOR AUGMENTED OYC MEDTRONIC MINIMED MMT-722LCAB

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization