It was reported that the patient had been to the emergency room with hyperglycemia.The patient's blood glucose levels reached 571 mg/dl while wearing the pod between 4 and 24 hours.Symptoms reported include nausea, short of breathe, body aches, feeling very cold and dry heaves.The patient was diagnosed with acute hyperglycemia.The patient was treated with iv (intravenous) drip of fluids and injected her with lispro.The patient was released the same day.The pod was still being worn in the emergency room.It was also discovered that the cannula was bent.
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The device has not been returned/received to date.If the device is received, a supplemental report will be submitted with the investigation results.We are unable to determine if any product condition could have contributed to the reported hospitalization and hyperglycemia.We are unable to confirm the bent cannula or to determine if it could have contributed to the reported hyperglycemia.Lot release records were reviewed and the product lot met all acceptance criteria.Specifically, a pod is paired to a pdm and put through simulated use testing including confirming the blue soft cannula is inspected for any damage, communicating with the pdm, deployment, delivering fluid, occlusion detection, and freedom from hazard alarms.
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