FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 4721164 · Received April 22, 2015

Report

Report Number
2032227-2015-13467
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 22, 2015
Date of Event
September 26, 2013
Report Date
January 28, 2015
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
OYC
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENTLY, IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DUE TO THE LIMITED SCOPE OF THE STUDY. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. WE THEREFORE, CONSIDER THIS REPORT COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A STUDY ON "INSULIN PUMP FAILURES: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY" BY ESVANT A., GUILHEM I., BREITEL S., CUGGIA M., LEGUERRIER A.-M., POIRIER J.-Y. FROM DIABETOLOGIA 2014 57:1 SUPPL. 1 (S415-S416) FOCUSED ON 314 NEW INSULIN PUMPS BETWEEN 2008 AND 2011. MALFUNCTIONS DIRECTLY RELATED TO MEDTRONIC'S PARADIGM 522/722 INSULIN PUMPS WERE ONE OF THE FOCUSES OF THE STUDY. THE STUDY REVEALED 11% OF INSULIN PUMPS MALFUNCTIONED FROM COMPLETE FAILURES, 7% MALFUNCTIONED FROM ALARMS AND 36% MALFUNCTIONED FROM MECHANICAL FAILURES. COMPLETE FAILURES OF THE INSULIN PUMPS WERE DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY INOPERATIVE KEYPAD AND MECHANICAL DEFECTS WERE CAUSED BY CRACKS IN THE RESERVOIR OR BATTERY COMPARTMENT. THE STUDY ALSO FOUND THE SURVIVAL TIME OF PARADIGM 522/722 INSULIN PUMPS WAS SHORTER THAN PARADIGM VEO INSULIN PUMPS. HOWEVER, THE STUDY ALSO SHOWED THE PROPORTION OF SEVERE INSULIN PUMP FAILURES WERE HIGHER IN PARADIGM VEO INSULIN PUMPS COMPARED TO OTHER INSULIN PUMPS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
265469 INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP / SENSOR AUGMENTED OYC MEDTRONIC MINIMED MMT-XXX

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1