FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
OMNIPOD INSULIN PUMP
MDR report key: 3970023
·
Received April 28, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 3004464228-2014-00560
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 28, 2014
- Date of Event
- January 10, 2014
- Report Date
- April 24, 2014
- Manufacturer
- INSULET CORPORATION
- Product Code
- LZG
- PMA / PMN Number
- K122953
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE RETURNED PRODUCT WAS EVALUATED AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MANUFACTURING DEFECT WAS DETECTED. AN AIR BUBBLE, EQUIVALENT TO 6-8 UNITS OF INSULIN IN SIZE, WAS FOUND IN THE INSULIN RESERVOIR. AS THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE USER ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE RESIDUAL INSULIN, THIS WAS MOST LIKELY INTRODUCED DURING THE FILL PROCESS. USE ERROR IS THEREFORE, DETERMINED TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE HYPERGLYCEMIA. LOT QUALIFICATION RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND THE PRODUCT LOT MET ALL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
TIME: (B)(6) 2014, 10:30 PM - POD ACTIVATED. AT (B)(6) 2014, 12:15 AM: BLOOD GLUCOSE (MG/DL) - HIGH (GREATER THAN 500 MG/DL), BOLUS (UNITS) - 6:00U - MANUAL INJECTION, 1:02 AM: HIGH. AT 1:15 AM - POD DEACTIVATED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253516 | OMNIPOD INSULIN PUMP | PUMP, INFUSION, INSULIN | LZG | INSULET CORPORATION | 14000 | L40679 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 YR |