OMNIPOD INSULIN PUMP
Report
- Report Number
- 3004464228-2014-01555
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 15, 2014
- Date of Event
- September 19, 2014
- Report Date
- September 19, 2014
- Manufacturer
- INSULET CORPORATION
- Product Code
- LZG
- PMA / PMN Number
- K122953
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF ANY PRODUCT MALFUNCTION OR OTHER PRODUCT CONDITION COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED HYPERGLYCEMIA AND HOSPITALIZATION. QUALIFICATION RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND THE PRODUCT LOT MET ALL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA.
THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2014 AT 9:00 AM, HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE WAS READING 14.0 MMOL/L (252 MG/DL) SO HE GAVE HIMSELF A BOLUS OF INSULIN (EXACT DOSAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED). AT 11:00 AM, HIS BG ROSE TO 24.0 MMOL/L (432 MG/DL) AT WHICH HE GAVE A BOLUS OF 7.0 UNITS OF INSULIN. BY 1:00 PM, HIS BG MEASURED 20 MMOL/L (360 MG/DL) SO HE TOOK ANOTHER 8.0 UNITS OF INSULIN. HE WAS BEGINNING TO FEEL SICK AND AT 6:00 PM HE WAS VERY ILL, WAS VOMITING AND THERE WAS PAIN IN HIS BODY. HE THOUGHT HE WAS HAVING A STOMACH FLU AND DECIDED TO GO TO BED. DURING THE NIGHT, HE TESTED HIS BG LEVELS AND IN ALL FOUR OCCASIONS, IT WAS READING "HIGH" (27.8 MMOL/L) (GREATER THAN 500 MG/DL). THE NEXT MORNING (09/12) HE WAS IN A VERY POOR CONDITION SO HE WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE AND UPON ARRIVAL HIS BG MEASURED 35.0 MMOL/L (630 MG/DL) WITH HIGH KETONES. HE STAYED IN THE HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT AND ON (B)(6) AT 1:00 PM, HE WAS RELEASED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 654030 | OMNIPOD INSULIN PUMP | PUMP, INFUSION, INSULIN | LZG | INSULET CORPORATION | 14810-5J | L40973 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization |