FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FREESTYLE

MDR report key: 530083 · Received June 17, 2004

Report

Report Number
2954323-2004-00080
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 17, 2004
Date of Event
May 29, 2004
Report Date
June 17, 2004
Manufacturer
THERASENSE, INC.
Product Code
LFR
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER'S FAMILY MEMBER REPORTING TESTING PT WITH THE FREESTYLE METER ON THE FINGER GETTING A RESULT OF 496 MG/DL. THE FAMILY MEMBER TOOK THE PT TO THE DR'S OFFICE WHERE THEY WERE TESTED WITH THEIR UNKNOWN BRAND METER WITH A RESULT OF 55 MG/DL. THE DOCTOR ADVISED TO GO TO THE ER. ANOTHER FREESTYLE TEST WAS PERFORMED BEFORE GOING TO THE ER WITH A RESULT OF 486 MG/DL. AT THE ER, AN UNKNOWN BRAND METER TESTED THE PT AT 55 MG/DL AND THEY WERE TREATED WITH APPLE JUICE AND ICEPOPS. LAB TESTS WERE ALSO PERFORMED BUT THE FAMILY MEMBER OOES NOT REMEMBER THE RESULT OF THE LAB TESTS. THE REPORTED FREESTYLE READINGS OF 496 AND 486 MG/DL WERE NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE TREATMENT THE CUSTOMER RECEIVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FREESTYLE BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM LFR THERASENSE, INC. NA 0327647

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Hospitalization| R