530G INSULIN PUMP
Report
- Report Number
- 2032227-2015-56152
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 10, 2015
- Date of Event
- September 27, 2015
- Report Date
- September 27, 2015
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.
- Product Code
- OZO
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
CURRENTLY IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT AS NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. WE THEREFORE CONSIDER THIS REPORT COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE.(B)(4)
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED VIA PHONE CALL THAT HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE EXCEEDED 400 MG/DL AND THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO INSERT HIS FOURTH INFUSION SET OF THE DAY. THE PUMP HAD BEEN ALARMING WITH NO DELIVERY ALARMS SINCE THE FIRST SET WHEN HE WOKE UP IN THE MORNING. HE INSPECTED THE CANNULAS OF HIS FIRST THREE INFUSION SETS AND NONE OF THEM WERE BENT. THE CUSTOMER WAS ALSO ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY PRIME WITH EACH SET. HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE KEPT CLIMBING SINCE NOON. HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT WAS 212 MG/DL BUT BY THE TIME HE CALLED IT WAS 386 MG/DL. THE CUSTOMER NOTED ABDOMINAL PAIN AND THINNER BREATHING AS SYMPTOMS OF HIS HYPERGLYCEMIA. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS INITIATED FOR THE HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE. NO APPARENT DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE PUMP. THERE WERE NO AIR BUBBLES IN THE TUBING. A HIGH PRESSURE TEST COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF A TUBING CLAMP. THE CUSTOMER WAS ADVISED TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE SET, RESERVOIR AND INSULIN AND TREAT AS USUAL. THE INSULIN PUMP WAS NOT SHIPPED OR RETURNED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 673804 | 530G INSULIN PUMP | OZO | OZO | MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. | MMT-551NAL |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 YR | Other |