BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

    MDR report key: 4170854 · Received October 14, 2014

    Report

    Report Number
    2032227-2014-37880
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    October 14, 2014
    Date of Event
    September 15, 2014
    Report Date
    September 15, 2014
    Manufacturer
    MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.
    Product Code
    OYC
    PMA / PMN Number
    P980022
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    PL
    Reporter Occupation
    PATIENT

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    INSULIN PUMP HAD NO UNEXPECTED MOTOR ERROR ALARMS NOTED. INSULIN PUMP WAS UNABLE TO PRIME DURING PRIME TEST DUE TO LOOSE AND STUCK DRIVE SUPPORT DISK. INSULIN PUMP PASSED DISPLACEMENT TEST, REWIND TEST, BASIC OCCLUSION TEST AND MOTOR TEST. INSULIN PUMP HAD MINOR SCRATCHES ON LCD WINDOW, CRACKED RESERVOIR TUBE LIP, SCRATCHES ON RESERVOIR TUBE WINDOW AND CRACKED BATTERY TUBE THREADS.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    CURRENTLY, IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED, BUT NOT YET EVALUATED. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW ONCE THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. THE INSULIN PUMP INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT IS THE PARADIGM REAL-TIME VEO INSULIN INFUSION PUMP, WHICH IS NOT MARKETED IN THE UNITED STATES. HOWEVER, THE DEVICE IS SIMILAR TO THE PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP, WHICH IS MARKETED IN THE UNITED STATES.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT IS REPORTED THAT A CUSTOMER RECEIVED A MOTOR ERROR ALARM ON THEIR INSULIN PUMP WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO BOLUS. THE PATIENT'S BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL WAS NOT RECORDED. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THAT COULD LED TO THE MOTOR ERROR ALARM. THE CUSTOMER WAS ADVISED THAT THEY CAN REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THESE OCCURRENCES BY ALLOWING THE BOLUS DELIVERY TO COMPLETE BEFORE ACCESSING THE SENSOR GLUCOSE GRAPH. THE CUSTOMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS ADVISED TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE INSULIN PUMP AND TO REVERT TO THE BACK UP PLAN. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    649153 PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP / SENSOR AUGMENTED OYC MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. MMT-722WWP

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1