PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP
Report
- Report Number
- 2032227-2014-04763
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 22, 2014
- Date of Event
- June 23, 2014
- Report Date
- June 23, 2014
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MINIMED
- Product Code
- OYC
- PMA / PMN Number
- P980022
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OR
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
FAILURE ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT THE DOWNLOAD HISTORY FILES SHOW MULTIPLE ERROR ALARMS DUE TO CORRUPTED HISTORY FILES. UNABLE TO VERIFY BOLUS ANOMALY OF 14.6 UNITS DUE TO THE CORRUPTED HISTORY FILES. THE DEVICE PASSED THE FUNCTIONAL TEST, INCLUDING THE DISPLACEMENT TEST, REWIND, BASIC OCCLUSION TEST, OCCLUSION TEST, PRIME TEST AND THE EXCESSIVE NO DELIVERY TEST. THE DEVICE WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SEVERAL BOLUSES AND MONITORED. ALL BOLUSES WERE DELIVERED AND WERE LISTED IN THE BOLUS HISTORY SCREEN. THE UNIT THEN WAS PROGRAMMED WITH MULTIPLE BASAL PROFILES AND MONITORED. ALL BASAL PROFILES DELIVERED PROPERLY THEIR INDICATED AMOUNTS AND WERE VERIFIED IN THE DAILY TOTAL SCREEN. NO UNEXPECTED BOLUS DELIVERY NOTED DURING TESTING. NO DELIVERY ANOMALY, DAILY TOTAL ANOMALY, BASAL ANOMALY OR BOLUS ANOMALY NOTED. THE UNIT HAD CRACKED CASE AT DISPLAY WINDOW CORNER, CRACKED BELT CLIP SLOT AND CRACKED RESERVOIR TUBE LIP.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS ADMITTED FOR IN-PATIENT MEDICAL TREATMENT WITH A BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL OF 46 MG/DL. THE REASON FOR LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE, AS REPORTED BY THE PATIENT, WAS A BOLUS DELIVERY FROM THE CUSTOMER'S INSULIN PUMP THAT HE DID NOT PROGRAM. AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT, THE CUSTOMER'S BLOOD GLUCOSE WAS AT 375 MG/DL, FOLLOWING THE PARAMEDICS TREATING HIM INTRAVENOUSLY WITH SUGAR WATER. TROUBLESHOOTING WITH THE INSULIN PUMP WAS PERFORMED. PROGRAMMING WAS REVIEWED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BOLUS LEADING TO THE HOSPITALIZATION WAS ACCURATE AND THE CUSTOMER'S DOCTOR CONFIRMED THE BASAL PROGRAMMING WAS CORRECT. THE INSULIN IN THE RESERVOIR MATCHED WHAT WAS SHOWN ON THE INSULIN PUMP'S STATUS SCREEN. BOLUS WIZARD SETTINGS WERE FOUND TO BE ACCURATE. THE CUSTOMER STATES HIS LAST BOLUS WAS DELIVERED AT 2:40AM, BUT BECAUSE HIS CLOCK WAS AHEAD BY AN HOUR, IT WAS DELIVERED TO HIS BODY AT 1:40AM. NOTHING FURTHER REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428694 | PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP | INSULIN INFUSION PUMP / SENSOR AUGMENTED | OYC | MEDTRONIC MINIMED | MMT-722RNAS |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 YR | Hospitalization |