FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 3974093 · Received August 1, 2014

Report

Report Number
2032227-2014-05256
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 1, 2014
Date of Event
June 1, 2014
Report Date
July 2, 2014
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
OYC
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FAILURE ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT THE INSULIN PUMP PASSED FUNCTIONAL TEST INCLUDING DISPLACEMENT TEST, REWIND, BASIC OCCLUSION, OCCLUSION, PRIME, AND EXCESSIVE NO DELIVERY ALARM TEST. NO EXCESSIVE NO DELIVERY ALARMS OR MOTOR ERROR ALARM NOTED. THE MOTOR WAS TESTED OUTSIDE THE DEVICE AND PASSED. THE UNIT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED WITH MINOR SCRATCHED LCD WINDOW, CRACKED RESERVOIR TUBE LIP, CRACKED BATTERY TUBE THREADS, AND MISSING END CAP STICKER.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENTLY IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT AS NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED. THE DEVICE WILL BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS AND FURTHER INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW ONCE THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTED SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED DUE TO HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE OF 450 MG/DL. CUSTOMER THOUGHT SHE HAD A STOMACH VIRUS AND WAS UNAWARE THAT SHE WAS IN DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS. CUSTOMER STATED CANNULA WAS BENT; HOME GLUCOMETER WAS READING 250 MG/DL, GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS INACCURATE, AND THE INSULIN PUMP ALARMED NO DELIVERY. CUSTOMER'S FATHER TOOK HER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. SHE THEN STARTED THROWING UP AND WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON. SHE WAS ADMITTED FOR A WEEK, ON INSULIN DRIP FOR FOUR DAYS THEN WAS PUT ON THE DEVICE. CUSTOMER HAD CHANGED COMPLETE SET AND WAS UNABLE TO TROUBLESHOOT FOR NO DELIVERY. TROUBLESHOOTING FOR MOTOR ERROR PERFORMED. BLOOD GLUCOSE WAS 136 MG/DL. ALARM OCCURRED DURING BOLUS. NO SIGNIFICANT EVENT OR ENCOUNTER WITH MRI. CUSTOMER DOES NOT USE SENSOR FEATURE. SHE WAS ADVISED TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE DEVICE AND REVERT TO BACK UP PLAN. NO FURTHER INFORMATION REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
451013 PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP / SENSOR AUGMENTED OYC MEDTRONIC MINIMED MMT-722LNAP

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 27 YR Hospitalization