RELION PRIME BLOOD GLUCOSE SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1832816-2015-00048
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 15, 2015
- Date of Event
- October 18, 2015
- Report Date
- November 13, 2015
- Manufacturer
- ARKRAY, INC.
- Product Code
- NBW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K091102
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE DETECTED. ACTUAL PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR TESTING. THE SAME LOT OF TEST STRIPS BELIEVED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT WERE TESTED RECENTLY AND PERFORMED TO SPECIFICATION. CUSTOMER DID NOT RETURN PRODUCT.
CALLER INDICATED THE RELION PRIME METER WAS GIVING LOW READINGS. JUST BOUGHT ON SATURDAY, (B)(6) 2015. CALLER STATED ALL READINGS HAVE BEEN 100 PTS LOWER THAN WHAT SHE ACTUALLY WAS. METER READ 111, BUT THINKS HER SUGAR WAS ACTUALLY AROUND 300 AT THAT POINT. ON SUNDAY, (B)(6) 2015, METER READ 260, 245. SHE WAS FEELING HIGHER THAN WHAT THE METER WAS READING. PATIENT USES AN INSULIN PUMP AND SHE WAS NOT GIVING HERSELF PROPER CORRECTION WITH THE AMOUNT OF INSULIN BECAUSE OF THE LOW METER READINGS. SHE WAS FEELING DIZZY, JITTERY AND WAS BECOMING DELUSIONAL BECAUSE HER SUGAR WAS RUNNING HIGH. CALLER WORKS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND STARTED HER WITH A SALINE IV BEFORE BRINGING HER TO THE HOSPITAL. THE METER READ 234 BEFORE GOING TO HOSPITAL AT 3:17 PM AND 4 MINUTES LATER THE HOSPITAL READING WAS 512. SHE WAS UNCONSCIOUS BY THE TIME THEY GOT TO THE HOSPITAL. THEY SWITCHED SALINE BAGS, GAVE NAUSEA MEDS AND REGULATED HER BLOOD SUGAR. SHE WAS STILL IN HOSPITAL BEING MONITORED. PROPER TECHNIQUE WAS USED. CONTROLS NOT USED. REQUESTING REFUND.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 753896 | RELION PRIME BLOOD GLUCOSE SYSTEM | BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST SYSTEM | NBW | ARKRAY, INC. | 701103 | 08125B |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 YR | Hospitalization| L |