PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP
Report
- Report Number
- 2032227-2014-48872
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 6, 2014
- Date of Event
- October 9, 2014
- Report Date
- October 9, 2014
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MINIMED
- Product Code
- OYC
- PMA / PMN Number
- P980022
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
INSULIN PUMP PASSED THE DISPLACEMENT TEST, REWIND, BASIC OCCLUSION TEST AND PRIME TEST. INSULIN PUMP RECEIVED STUCK IN MOTOR ERROR LOOP DURING BOLUS AND BASAL DELIVERY. NO ALARM NOTED IN ALARM HISTORY SCREEN. THE MOTOR WAS TESTED OUTSIDE OF THE DEVICE AND PASSED. THE MOTOR MAY HAVE HAD AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE THAT WAS NOT DETECTED DURING OUR TESTING. INSULIN PUMP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE OCCLUSION TEST AND EXCESSIVE NO DELIVERY TEST DUE TO MOTOR ERROR ALARM. INSULIN PUMP HAD A CRACKED BATTERY TUBE THREADS, CRACKED RESERVOIR TUBE LIP, MINOR SCRATCHES ON LCD WINDOW, CRACKED CASE AT WINDOW DISPLAY CORNER AND SCRATCHED RESERVOIR TUBE WINDOW.
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.
CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE INSULIN PUMP ALARMED MOTOR ERROR. CUSTOMER STATED HE WAS PRIMING THE INSULIN PUMP, IT STARTED COUNTING DOWN AND RESET ITSELF. CUSTOMER PROGRAMMED IT AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO DELIVER A BOLUS AND A SECOND MOTOR ERROR ALARM OCCURRED. DEVICE WAS NOT EXPOSED TO A MAGNETIC FIELD. CUSTOMER DOES NOT USE THE SENSOR FEATURE AND IS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE REWIND SEQUENCE. CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT HE RECEIVED A MOTOR POSITION ENCODER ERROR ALARM. NOTHING FURTHER REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 714793 | PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP | INSULIN INFUSION PUMP / SENSOR AUGMENTED | OYC | MEDTRONIC MINIMED | MMT-522LNAL |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 YR |