Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states.It was reported that the patient did not feel good due to her high blood glucose level (554 mg/dl) because she assumed her pump did not gave her insulin to bring blood glucose level down, so they tried to treat this via the pump.Her health care professional recommended her go to the emergency room, due to a high blood glucose level of 400-500 mg/dl.Subsequently, on (b)(6) 2021, she was admitted to the hospital due to high blood glucose level which were due to a bent cannula which was observed when the cannula was removed in the hospital.During hospitalization she was administered fluids of saline, insulin and some unspecified medication (drug name unknown) intravenously which did not resolve the issue.Moreover, she had a heart attack during her stay as a permanent damage.Moreover, there was no damage when the infusion set package was first opened.Reportedly, the infusion set was replaced, and insulin was resumed successfully.On (b)(6) 2021, she was released from the hospital.Unomedical do not see bent/kinking as being related to human factors, but rather as a training issue including correct choices of insertion sites and infusion sets and cannula length.Furthermore, the soft cannula is a flexible material that during use and upon removal can bend slightly.No further information available.
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