FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RELION PRIME BLOOD GLUCOSE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3971450 · Received July 31, 2014

Report

Report Number
1832816-2014-00062
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 31, 2014
Date of Event
July 4, 2014
Report Date
July 31, 2014
Manufacturer
ARKRAY, INC.
Product Code
NBW
PMA / PMN Number
K091102
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE DETECTED. THE METER INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WAS RETURNED, BUT THE TEST STRIPS WERE NOT RETURNED. THE RETURNED METER WAS EVALUATED WITH RETENTION SAMPLES OF THE SAME LOT OF TEST STRIPS INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT AND PERFORMED TO SPECIFICATION. NO FAILURE DETECTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CALLER INDICATED THE RELION PRIME METER IS READING HIGH. CALLER STATED HE FEELS LIKE HE HAS LOW BLOOD SUGAR AFTER TAKING MEDICATIONS DUE TO METER READINGS. HE STARTS FEELING LETHARGIC AND EYES GET HEAVY EVEN THOUGH HIS METER IS SAYING HE HAS HIGH BLOOD SUGAR. CALLER STATED THE METER ALWAYS READS OVER 30 POINTS HIGHER THAN THE METER HE IS COMPARING TO AND HE FEELS SYMPTOMS OF LOW BLOOD SUGAR EVEN THOUGH THE METER WAS READING HIGH. HE SAID THAT WHEN HE DID A TEST WITH THE EMS CREW AT THE LOCAL (B)(6) CELEBRATION. THEY GOT A READING OF 52MG/DL WITH THE EMS METER AND OVER 100 ON THE PRIME METER. THEY THEN GAVE HIM SOMETHING TO PUT IN HIS MOUTH TO BRING HIGH BLOOD SUGAR UP. HE IS USING CORRECT STORAGE AND TECHNIQUE IN HIS TESTING. REPLACING PRODUCT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
447110 RELION PRIME BLOOD GLUCOSE SYSTEM BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST SYSTEM NBW ARKRAY, INC. 701102 06034C

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 61 YR Life Threatening