FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE

MDR report key: 1030081 · Received April 16, 2008

Report

Report Number
3003464075-2008-00174
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 16, 2008
Date of Event
March 22, 2008
Report Date
March 22, 2008
Manufacturer
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
KDI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE REPORTED BLOOD LOSS IS ATTRIBUTED TO CLOTTING OF THE CIRCUIT PREVENTING RINSEBACK OF THE PT'S BLOOD. FACILITY STAFF ATTRIBUTED THE ARTERIAL AIR AND PRESSURE ALARMS TO ISSUES WITH THE PT'S ACCESS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A DEVICE MALFUNCTION. THE CYCLER ALARMED APPROPRIATELY. A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE AND THE REPORTED BLOOD LOSS CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED. FACILITY STAFF HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED SUBSEQUENT TO THIS EVENT. NXSTAGE MEDICAL CONSIDERS THIS REPORT CLOSED. NO ADDITIONAL INFO WILL BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED AS AN ADVERSE EVENT SOLELY TO COMPLY WITH THE FDA'S BLOOD LOSS POLICY. AN ARTERIAL AIR AND PRESSURE ALARM OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE BLOOD FLOW RATE DURING A ROUTINE HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT. RINSEBACK WAS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO CLOTTING, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS OF 190CC. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE HIGH PERMEABILITY HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM KDI NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC. CAR-170 7117714

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR Other