FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCU-CHEK COMFORT CURVE TEST STRIPS

MDR report key: 992708 · Received February 6, 2008

Report

Report Number
1823260-2008-01275
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 6, 2008
Date of Event
January 1, 2007
Report Date
February 6, 2008
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
LFR
PMA / PMN Number
K010362
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REPORTED IN, "ACCURACY OF BEDSIDE CAPILLARY BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASUREMENTS IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS" IN INTENSIVE CARE MED (2007) 33:2079-2084.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

JOURNAL ARTICLE REPORTED DISCREPANT BLOOD GLUCOSE VALUES OBTAINED FROM THE INFORM SYSTEM WHEN COMPARED WITH LABORATORY TESTS WHEN TESTING WAS PERFORMED BACK-TO-BACK. NO SPECIFIC DATA WERE REPORTED. THE ARTICLE DID NOT REPORT ANY ADVERSE EVENTS AS A RESULT OF THE DISCREPANT VALUES. SINCE THE DISCREPANT RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME THE STUDY WAS PERFORMED, NO REQUEST COULD BE MADE FOR RETURN OF THE SUSPECT DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCU-CHEK COMFORT CURVE TEST STRIPS BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING TEST STRIPS - LFR LFR ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK NOREPINEPHRINE / 25% OF PATIENTS| INSULIN / UNK% OF PATIENTS| STEROIDS / 20% OF PATIENTS