FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
TANDEM VARISOFT INFUSION SET
MDR report key: 8758296
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Received July 1, 2019
Report
- Report Number
- MW5087809
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 1, 2019
- Date of Event
- June 27, 2019
- Report Date
- June 27, 2019
- Manufacturer
- UNOMEDICAL A/S / CONVATEC INC.
- Product Code
- FPA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- MA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
I OPENED RECENTLY SHIPPED BOX OF TANDEM VARISOFT INFUSION SETS WITH REF # 1002827 WHICH WAS AN INTERNATIONAL SUBSTITUTION FOR U.S. VARISOFT INFUSION SET WITH REF # 1000284. REF # 1002827 DID NOT ATTACH TO TANDEM INSULIN CARTRIDGE AND INFUSION SET DID NOT ACCEPT THE 1000924 EITHER. I CONTACTED TANDEM PUMP TRAINER AND (B)(4) REP AND THE PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED AND MYSTERY WAS SOLVED. I ASKED (B)(4) TO CONTACT THEIR PTS WHO USE SAME INFUSION SET AND ASKED TANDEM PUMP TRAINER TO NOTIFY THE PEOPLE WHO SHE REPORTS TO ABOUT THE SAME. FORTUNATELY, I HAD MY MEDTRONIC PUMP AND USED IT INSTEAD. (B)(4).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 545107 | TANDEM VARISOFT INFUSION SET | SET, ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVASCULAR | FPA | UNOMEDICAL A/S / CONVATEC INC. | REF #1008287 IN EUROPE |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 YR |