FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
G4 PLATINUM CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM
MDR report key: 3790962
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Received May 5, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 3004753838-2014-05548
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 5, 2014
- Date of Event
- August 20, 2013
- Report Date
- August 30, 2013
- Manufacturer
- DEXCOM, INC.
- Product Code
- MDS
- PMA / PMN Number
- P120005
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PATIENT'S MOTHER CONTACTED DEXCOM TECHNICAL SUPPORT ON (B)(6) 2013 AND CLAIMED THAT ON (B)(6) 2013 PATIENT'S SENSOR ADHESION PATCH WAS FAILING. PATIENT'S MOTHER STATED THAT PATIENT USED TEGADERM TO ASSIST IN SENSOR PATCH ADHESION. PATIENT'S MOTHER STATED THAT PATIENT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ITCHING AT PATCH ADHESION SITE WHERE TEGADERM HAD BEEN USED. UPON ADHESION PATCH REMOVAL, PATIENT FOUND RASH AND REDNESS. PATIENT'S MOTHER STATED THAT SHE SUSPECTS RASH WILL CAUSE SCARRING. PATIENT'S MOTHER STATED THAT THE REACTION WAS CAUSED BY THE TEGADERM, AND NOT BY THE DEXCOM DEVICE. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS NECESSARY. AT THE TIME OF THE CALL, PATIENT'S MOTHER REPORTED THAT PATIENT WAS HEALING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 267579 | G4 PLATINUM CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM | MDS, PRODUCT CODE: MDS | MDS | DEXCOM, INC. | 9500-27 | 5073053 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 YR | Other |