PRODIGY AUTOCODE
Report
- Report Number
- 3005862821-2017-00044
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 31, 2017
- Date of Event
- April 24, 2017
- Report Date
- April 25, 2017
- Manufacturer
- OK BIOTECH CO., LTD.
- Product Code
- NBW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K073118
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
SUSPECTED DEVICE AND STRIPS WERE RETURNED AND EVALUATED BY OK BIOTECH AND CALCULATED THAT THE METER OPERATED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS BUT STRIPS WERE MOIST. WE TESTED THE STANDBY CURRENT OF RETURNED METER, THE RESULTS WAS 1.2UA. THE CRITERIA IS <55UA. PASS. METER SETTING, AUDIO AND ALL BUTTONS FUNCTION ARE OK. WE TESTED THE SUSPECTED METER WITH IN HOUSE CONTROL SOLUTION AND RETURNED STRIPS (STRIP LOT NUMBER: D160809-1). THE CONTROL SOLUTION TESTS FOR LEVEL LOW WAS 148 MG/DL, FOR LEVEL HIGH WAS 310 MG/DL. THE REQUEST CONTROL SOLUTION RANGES ARE: LEVEL LOW 30~80 MG/DL; LEVEL HIGH 190~290 MG/DL. ALL RESULTS WERE OUT OF THE ACCEPTANCE RANGE. WE TESTED THE SUSPECTED METER WITH IN HOUSE CONTROL SOLUTION AND RETAIN STRIPS IN OUR WAREHOUSE (SAME BATCH AS PATIENT'S STRIPS, LOT #D160809-1).THE CONTROL SOLUTION TESTS FOR LEVEL LOW WERE 55/56 MG/DL; FOR LEVEL HIGH WERE 262/266 MG/DL. THE REQUEST CONTROL SOLUTION RANGES ARE: LEVEL LOW 30~80 MG/DL; LEVEL HIGH 190~290 MG/DL. ALL RESULTS WERE WITHIN THE ACCEPTANCE RANGE. PASS . ACCORDING TO ABOVE TESTS, WE FOUND THE RESULT OF INCORRECT READINGS FROM PATIENT MIGHT BECAUSE PATIENT STORED THE STRIPS IN A UNCONTROLLED OR IMPROPER ENVIRONMENT AND LEAD TO STRIPS MOIST AND PRODUCED INCORRECT HIGH READINGS.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT ON (B)(6) 2017 AT 1:30PM AFTER THE END USER RECEIVED HIGHER THAN NORMAL BLOOD GLUCOSE RESULTS FROM HIS PRODIGY DIABETES METER. THE END USER STATED THAT HE CHECKED HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE AND RECEIVED A RESULT OF 221 MG/DL. HE PROCEEDED TO TAKE AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF INSULIN. HIS SPEECH BECAME SLURRED ALONG WITH BLURRY VISION AND UNCONTROLLABLE BODY MOVEMENTS. THE PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED AND PERFORMED A BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST WITH THEIR METER AND THE READING WAS 32 MG/DL. HE RECEIVED GLUCOSE GEL AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE ER. ONCE AT THE ER HE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL GLUCOSE GEL TO ASSIST WITH STABILIZING HIS BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS. AFTER 3 HOURS IN THE ER HE WAS DISCHARGED WITH A BLOOD GLUCOSE READING OF 140 MG/DL. NO FURTHER DETAILS WERE PROVIDED IN RELATIONS TO THIS MEDICAL EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383771 | PRODIGY AUTOCODE | BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICE | NBW | OK BIOTECH CO., LTD. | 51850 | D160809-1 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 YR | Required Intervention | NOVOLIN 20 UNITS |