FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK COMFORT CURVE

MDR report key: 352422 · Received September 17, 2001

Report

Report Number
1823260-2001-00213
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 17, 2001
Date of Event
September 7, 2001
Report Date
September 7, 2001
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSITCS
Product Code
CFR
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT'S FAMILY MEMBER CALLED TO REPORT THAT THE SUSPECT DEVICE WAS USED TO CHECK PT'S BLOOD GLUCOSE. A RESULT OF 185MG/DL WAS OBTAINED AROUND 6:48AM AND PT TOOK THEIR NORMAL MEDS. AROUND 9:52AM PT WAS SYMPTOMATIC OF HYPOGLYCEMIA AND THE SUSPECT DEVICE WAS USED AND THE RESULT WAS 182MG/DL, THEN A RESULT OF 139MG/DL AT 10:00AM. EMT'S WERE THEN CALLED. PT'S BLOOD GLUCOSE WAS 28MG/DL ON THE EMT'S METER. PT WAS THEN TREATED FOR HYPOGLYCEMIA WITH UNKNOWN TREATMENT. AFTER TREATMENT THE EMT'S METER READ 130MG/DL AND THE SUSPECT DEVICE READ 363MG/DL. GLUCOSE CONTROL SOLUTIONS WERE NOT USED ON THE SUSPECT DEVICE SYSTEM. THE SUSPECT DEVICE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW PRODUCT AND AUTHORIZED FOR RETURN TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
42321 ACCU-CHEK COMFORT CURVE BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING TEST STRIPS CFR ROCHE DIAGNOSITCS NA 545490

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 76 YR Required Intervention