FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

OT VERIO IQ METER

MDR report key: 3771964 · Received April 25, 2014

Report

Report Number
2939301-2014-09652
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 25, 2014
Report Date
April 14, 2014
Manufacturer
LIFESCAN EUROPE, A DIVISION OF CILAG GMBH INTL
Product Code
NBW
PMA / PMN Number
K110637
Removal / Correction Number
2013-IE-017
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FOLLOW-UP # 1 ¿ (07/02/2014).THE LAY USER/PATIENT¿S PRODUCT(S) HAS BEEN RETURNED AND EVALUATED ON 06/20/2014 BY LIFESCAN PRODUCT ANALYSIS WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: THE TEST STRIPS WERE TESTED AND THE PRIMARY COMPLAINT WAS NOT CONFIRMED, HOWEVER, A SECONDARY ISSUE WAS NOTED WHERE ERROR 4 WAS OBSERVED DURING CONTROL SOLUTION TESTS. IF LIFESCAN OBTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS COMPLAINT, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. AT THIS TIME, LIFESCAN CONSIDERS THIS MATTER CLOSED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

LIFESCAN (LFS) HAS REQUESTED RETURN OF THE SUBJECT PRODUCT(S) FOR EVALUATION. IF THE PRODUCT(S) ARE RETURNED, LFS WILL EVALUATE IT/THEM AND INFORM FDA OF PRODUCT(S) THAT DO NOT PASS INSPECTION IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2014, THE REPORTER CONTACTED LIFESCAN (B)(4), ALLEGING THAT THE SUBJECT METER READ INACCURATELY HIGH COMPARED TO ANOTHER DEVICE. THE REPORTER CLAIMED OBTAINING BLOOD GLUCOSE READINGS OF "9.0 MMOL/L" WITH THE SUBJECT METER AND "6.0 MMOL/L" ON ANOTHER DEVICE, PERFORMED WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. BASED ON STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY, THE CALCULATED DIFFERENCE OF THESE GLUCOSE RESULTS EXCEEDS LIFESCAN'S CRITERIA FOR ACCURACY. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED WITH TROUBLESHOOTING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE PRODUCT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO AN ADVERSE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
251603 OT VERIO IQ METER GLUCOSE MONITORING SYS/KIT NBW LIFESCAN EUROPE, A DIVISION OF CILAG GMBH INTL 3572853

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR