FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE

MDR report key: 1040588 · Received May 9, 2008

Report

Report Number
3003464075-2008-00197
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 9, 2008
Date of Event
April 11, 2008
Report Date
April 11, 2008
Manufacturer
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
KDI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A DEVICE MALFUNCTION. FACILITY STAFF ATTRIBUTED THE ALARMS AND BLOOD LOSS TO CLOTTING OF THE PATIENT'S ACCESS, WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. THE CYCLER ALARMED APPROPRIATELY. A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE AND THE REPORTED BLOOD LOSS CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED. NXSTAGE MEDICAL CONSIDERS THIS REPORT CLOSED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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. ARTERIAL AIR ALARMS OCCURRED AT THE START OF A ROUTINE HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT WHICH COULD NOT BE RESOLVED. PRESSURE ALARMS OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THE AIR ALARM. TREATMENT WAS DISCONTINUED WITHOUT PERFORMING RINSEBACK DUE TO CLOTTING OF THE CIRCUIT, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS OF 190CC. THE PATIENT'S ROUTINE EPOGEN DOSE WAS INCREASED. NO OTHER 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 7127713

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 63 YR Other