FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

T:SLIM X2 INSULIN PUMP WITH INTEROPERABLE TECHNOLOGY

MDR report key: 9820910 · Received March 11, 2020

Report

Report Number
3013756811-2020-26258
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 11, 2020
Date of Event
February 23, 2020
Report Date
March 11, 2020
Manufacturer
TANDEM DIABETES CARE
Product Code
QFG
UDI-DI
00853052007325
PMA / PMN Number
DEN180058
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

TANDEM QUALITY ENGINEER EVALUATED PUMP DATA AND CONCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: BLOOD GLUCOSE (BG) VALUES FROM ¿LOW¿ (BELOW 40 MG/DL) TO 50 MG/DL WERE RECORDED BY CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR (CGM) FROM 10:53:09 AM TO 11:53:09 AM ON 2/23/2020. CGM ALERT 1 (CGM LOW ALERT) ENUNCIATED AT 10:53:09 AM ON 2/23/2020. A TUBING FILL OF SIZE 16.0 UNITS WAS OBSERVED ON 2/23/2020 AT 9:05:01 AM. IF USER DID NOT DISCONNECT DURING THE ¿FILL TUBING¿ STEP OF THE CARTRIDGE CHANGE SEQUENCE, INSULIN WOULD BE DELIVERED, AND THIS COULD CAUSE BG LEVELS TO DROP. ON 2/23/2020, AT 7:45:23 AM, USER MADE A BOLUS REQUEST WHILE STILL HAVING INSULIN ON BOARD (IOB). MAKING BOLUS REQUESTS WHILE STILL HAVING IOB COULD LEAD TO A LOW BG EVENT. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE PUMP EXPERIENCED A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. SHOULD NEW RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. DEVICE NOT RETURNED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCED A LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE (BG) LEVEL; BG VALUE WAS NOT PROVIDED AND CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED AND ADMINISTERED INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS, ORANGE JUICE, LEMONADE, AND CRACKERS TO ADDRESS BG LEVEL. RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE TO DISCUSS DIABETES MANAGEMENT WITH A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
279972 T:SLIM X2 INSULIN PUMP WITH INTEROPERABLE TECHNOLOGY ALTERNATE CONTROLLER ENABLED INFUSION PUMP QFG TANDEM DIABETES CARE 1000096 00853052007325

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 84 YR Required Intervention