FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CONTOUR

MDR report key: 4102825 · Received September 19, 2014

Report

Report Number
1826988-2014-00316
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 19, 2014
Date of Event
August 1, 2014
Report Date
August 23, 2014
Manufacturer
BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
Product Code
NBW
PMA / PMN Number
K062058
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WV, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CALLED AN AMBULANCE BECAUSE HE WAS FEELING LIGHT HEADED AND HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING. HE TOOK A BLOOD TEST ON THE CONTOUR METER AND THE READING WAS 203MG/DL. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL RAN A TEST ON THEIR METER AND THE READING WAS 650MG/DL. THE CUSTOMER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS GIVEN INSULIN INJECTIONS AND INSULIN DRIP. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE READINGS FALLS IN THE "C" ZONE OF THE CONSENSUS ERROR GRID, MAKING THE DIFFERENCE CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT. THE CUSTOMER WAS ADVISED TO RETURN THE TEST STRIPS FOR EVALUATION. REPLACEMENT TEST STRIPS AND NEW METER WERE SENT TO THE CUSTOMER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
583997 CONTOUR BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST STRIPS NBW BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC 7080G 4CJ3D03

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R