FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ONT TOUCH BASIC ENCHANCED

MDR report key: 338316 · Received June 19, 2001

Report

Report Number
2939301-2001-00531
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 19, 2001
Date of Event
May 19, 2001
Report Date
May 19, 2001
Manufacturer
LIFESCAN, INC.
Product Code
CFR
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A PAIENT REPORTED GETTING LOW INACCURATE RESULTS WHILE USING A ONE TOUCH METER. ON EVENT DATE, PATIENT'S BLOOD GLUCOSE WAS 40MG/DL ON OT METER AT 02:00AM. PATIENT DRANK AND TESTED AGAIN AT 02:25AM AND THEIR BLOOD GLUCOSE WAS 36MG/DL. AT 02:40 AM PATIENT WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE THEIR BLOOD GLUCOSE WAS 200MG/DL ON UNKNOWN METER. PATIENT HAS NOT REPORTED EXPERIENCING ANY ADVERSE EVENT SYMPTOMS. PATIENT HAD VISITED THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO VERIFY OT METER READING. LIFESCAN REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED PATIENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. DURING THE CONTACT, THE OT FAILED THE CONTROL TEST. PATIENT REPORTEDLY CLEANS METER WITH ALCOHOL WHICH IS A PRACTICE WARNED AGAINST IN THE OT OWNER'S MANUAL. NO ALLEGATIONS OF HARM HAVE BEEN MADE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
27895 ONT TOUCH BASIC ENCHANCED BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING KIT/SYSTEM CFR LIFESCAN, INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 55 YR Required Intervention GLUCOPHAGE, GLUCOTROL, NORVASC, HYZAAR.