FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ACCU-CHEK ® SPIRIT COMBO
MDR report key: 3930114
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Received July 11, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 1823260-2014-05138
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 11, 2014
- Date of Event
- June 15, 2014
- Report Date
- August 4, 2014
- Manufacturer
- ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
- Product Code
- LZG
- PMA / PMN Number
- NA
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SW
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
CALLER REPORTED PUMP WARNS FREQUENTLY FOR OCCLUSION. CALLER STATED THE PATIENT CAN JUST START IT AGAIN AFTER THE WARNING, WITHOUT CHANGING ANYTHING AND THE PUMP WORKS AGAIN. CALLER REPORTED THERE ARE OTHER TIMES, IN SPITE OF REPLACING THE COMPLETE INFUSION SET, THE PUMP WARNS RIGHT AWAY AGAIN. CALLER STATED THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY AND YESTERDAY THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ELEVATED BLOOD GLUCOSE READINGS. CALLER SUSPECTS PATIENT HAS NOT GOTTEN ENOUGH INSULIN AS HER READINGS ARE SO HIGH; EXACT READING WAS NOT PROVIDED. CALLER REPORTED PATIENT HAS SWITCHED TO INJECTION THERAPY. CALLER ALLEGES INACCURATE DELIVERY OF INSULIN. NO ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED. REQUESTED RETURN OF THE ALLEGED PUMP FOR EVALUATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 407968 | ACCU-CHEK ® SPIRIT COMBO | INSULIN INFUSION PUMP | LZG | ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS | NA | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 023 YR |