FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK COMFORT CURVE

MDR report key: 696561 · Received April 3, 2006

Report

Report Number
1823260-2006-01455
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 3, 2006
Date of Event
March 15, 2006
Report Date
March 17, 2006
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
NBW
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT HAD BEEN RECEIVING ELEVATED BLOOD GLUCOSE RESULTS (181-246 MG/DL, NORMALLY 100-114 MG/DL) ON THE SUSPECT DEVICE. BASED ON ELEVATED RESULTS, PATIENT REPORTEDLY SOUGHT TREATMENT AT THE HOSPITAL. REPORTER STATED THAT PATEINT'S CAPILLARY BLOOD GLUCOSE WAS MEASURED ON A HOSPITAL DEVICE WITH A RESULT OF 70 MG/DL. WITH SECONDS, PATIENT REPORTEDLY RETESTED BLOOD GLUCOSE, USING THE SUSPECT DEVICE, AND OBTAINED A RESULT OF 235 MG/DL. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPOTED AND NO TREATMENT WAS RECEIVED. QUALITY CONTROL TESTING HAD NOT BEN PERFORMED ON THE SUSPECT DEVICE. TECHNICAL SUPPORT RREQUESTED THE RETURN OF THE SUSPECT PRODUCT AND REPLACEMENT PRODUCT WAS SHIPPED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCU-CHEK COMFORT CURVE BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICE NBW ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA 548535

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN