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Pumping Problem (3016)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Dehydration (1807); Hyperglycemia (1905); Polydipsia (2604)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The pump has not been returned to animas.If the device is returned, an evaluation shall be completed and a supplemental report will be filed.No conclusions can be made at this time.
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Event or Problem Description
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On (b)(6) 2018, the reporter contacted animas alleging that the patient experienced a blood glucose of 452 mg/dl with polydipsia and symptoms of dehydration associated with an alleged unusual issue.Reportedly, the patient remained on the pump and did not receive any treatment above and beyond the usual routine of diabetes care and management.During troubleshooting with customer technical support, the reporter stated that they thought there was a loss of prime alarm that went off but it was not indicated on the screen.The reporter stated that this issue was an intermittent issue.Upon further troubleshooting, there were no alarms indicated in the alarm history and the loss of prime alarm could not be certain.The reporter stated that because of this issue, the patient¿s bg went up.This complaint is being reported because the patient experienced hyperglycemia due to an unknown alarm.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Device evaluation: the device has been returned and evaluated by product analysis on 30-jan-2019 with the following findings: a review of the black box showed no evidence of delivery malfunctions.According to the total daily dose totals from the date of the complaint until the end of use, the daily total daily dose added up correctly with the basal program.The black box data was unavailable due to continuous use of the pump.Animas has conducted a review of the device history record for this pump and confirmed that it was operating within required specifications at the time of release.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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