FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TANDEM T:SLIM INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 6110806 · Received November 17, 2016

Report

Report Number
3007981285-2016-19912
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 17, 2016
Date of Event
October 14, 2016
Report Date
October 28, 2016
Manufacturer
TANDEM DIABETES CARE
Product Code
LZG
PMA / PMN Number
K111210
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE T:SLIM PUMP USER GUIDE INDICATES THAT THE CARTRIDGE IS CONTRAINDICATED FOR USE WITH PRODUCTS OTHER THAN HUMALOG AND NOVOLOG. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. SHOULD NEW RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER RECEIVED MULTIPLE, INTERMITTENT OCCLUSION ALARMS. AFTER THE MOST RECENT OCCLUSION, THE CUSTOMER CHANGED THE PUMP SUPPLIES AND ANOTHER OCCLUSION WAS RECEIVED. THE CUSTOMER'S BLOOD GLUCOSE (BG) LEVEL WAS 250 MG/DL AND AN INSULIN INJECTION WAS USED TO ADDRESS THE BG LEVEL. THE CUSTOMER CHANGED THE SUPPLIES AGAIN AND INSULIN DELIVERY WAS RESUMED, THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT SINCE USING APIDRA INSULIN, OCCLUSIONS HAVE OCCURRED. TANDEM TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMED THE CUSTOMER THAT APIDRA WAS NOT LABELED FOR USE WITH THE PUMP. THE CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGED THE INFORMATION AND WAS GOING TO LOOK INTO SWITCHING THE TYPE OF INSULIN USED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
761465 TANDEM T:SLIM INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEM INSULIN PUMP LZG TANDEM DIABETES CARE 004628

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 53 YR Other INSULIN: APIDRA