FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

OMNIPOD INSULIN PUMP

MDR report key: 8785650 · Received July 12, 2019

Report

Report Number
3004464228-2019-06323
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 12, 2019
Date of Event
June 22, 2019
Report Date
June 27, 2019
Manufacturer
INSULET CORPORATION
Product Code
LZG
UDI-DI
20385081120002
PMA / PMN Number
K122953
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. INSULET CANNOT CONFIRM THAT THE CANNULA HAD DISLODGED FROM THE INFUSION SITE. THIS CONDITION COULD INTERRUPT INSULIN DELIVERY AND CONTRIBUTE TO HYPERGLYCEMIA. NO LOT RELEASE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED, AS THE PRODUCT LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. OMNIPOD INSULIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ¿ USER GUIDE. MODEL: UST400. 17845-5A-AW REV B 09/17. CHANGING YOUR POD. CHAPTER 3 / PAGE 34. WARNINGS: CHECK OFTEN TO MAKE SURE THE POD AND SOFT CANNULA ARE SECURELY ATTACHED AND IN PLACE. A LOOSE OR DISLODGED CANNULA MAY INTERRUPT INSULIN DELIVERY. VERIFY THAT THERE IS NO WETNESS OR SCENT OF INSULIN, WHICH MAY INDICATE THAT THE CANNULA HAS DISLODGED. IF YOU OBSERVE BLOOD IN THE CANNULA, CHECK YOUR BLOOD GLUCOSE FREQUENTLY TO ENSURE THAT INSULIN DELIVERY HAS NOT BEEN AFFECTED. IF YOU EXPERIENCE UNEXPECTEDLY ELEVATED BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS, CHANGE YOUR POD. CHECKING YOUR BLOOD GLUCOSE. CHAPTER 4 / PAGE 36. WARNINGS: TEST RESULTS BELOW 70 MG/DL MEAN LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE (HYPOGLYCEMIA). TEST RESULTS GREATER THAN 250 MG/DL MEAN HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE (HYPERGLYCEMIA). IF YOU GET RESULTS BELOW 70 MG/DL OR ABOVE 250 MG/DL, BUT DO NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS OF HYPOGLYCEMIA OR HYPERGLYCEMIA (SEE "LIVING WITH DIABETES" ON PAGE 115), REPEAT THE TEST. IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS OR CONTINUE TO GET RESULTS THAT FALL BELOW 70 MG/DL OR ABOVE 250 MG/DL, FOLLOW THE TREATMENT ADVICE OF YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS REACHED 457 MG/DL WHILE WEARING THE POD BETWEEN 36 AND 48 HOURS. WHEN THE POD WAS REMOVED, SHE REALIZED THE CANNULA WAS NOT IN THE INFUSION SITE (ARM). A NEW POD WAS APPLIED AFTER THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
577721 OMNIPOD INSULIN PUMP PUMP, INFUSION, INSULIN LZG INSULET CORPORATION 14000 20385081120002

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 34 YR