FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE

MDR report key: 1140955 · Received August 28, 2008

Report

Report Number
3003464075-2008-00400
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 28, 2008
Date of Event
August 1, 2008
Report Date
August 1, 2008
Manufacturer
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
KDI
PMA / PMN Number
K050525
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH THE RETURNED CARTRIDGE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A DEVICE MALFUNCTION. FACILITY STAFF ATTRIBUTED THE PT'S SYMPTOMS TO A POSSIBLE DIALYZER REACTION. PT IS NOW DIALYZING USING SYSTEM ONE WITH A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER'S DIALYZER AND NO SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED. NXSTAGE MEDICAL CONSIDERS THIS REPORT CLOSED. NO ADD'L INFO WILL BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE NURSE REPORTED THAT AT THE VERY START OF A ROUTINE HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT FOLLOWING A DIFFICULT CANNULATION, THE PT COMPLAINED OF ABDOMINAL PAIN AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. TREATMENT WAS DISCONTINUED WITHOUT RINSEBACK OF THE PT'S BLOOD WHICH HAD JUST FILLED THE CARTRIDGE. A 400CC BOLUS OF NORMAL SALINE WAS ADMINISTERED. THE PT REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS FOLLOWING THE SALINE BOLUS AND REPORTED DIFFICULTY BREATHING WITH WHEEZING AND A SWOLLEN TONGUE. AN ESTIMATED 190CC BLOOD LOSS OCCURRED WHEN RINSEBACK WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE PT WAS TRANSFERRED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. BENADRYL WAS ADMINISTERED BY THE EMT. THE PT WAS EVALUATED AND RELEASED FROM THE ED WITH NO MEDICAL PROBLEMS FOUND. 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 8057701

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Other