FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE

MDR report key: 1192793 · Received October 8, 2008

Report

Report Number
3003464075-2008-00473
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 8, 2008
Date of Event
September 11, 2008
Report Date
September 12, 2008
Manufacturer
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
KDI
PMA / PMN Number
K050525
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE REPORTED BLOOD LOSS IS ATTRIBUTED TO CLOTTING OF THE EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCUITS. FACILITY STAFF ATTRIBUTED THE CLOTTING AND ALARMS TO A CLOTTED VASCULAR ACCESS WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN SURGICALLY REVISED. 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. THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED SUBSEQUENT TO THESE EVENTS. 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. FACILITY STAFF REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED VENOUS PRESSURE HIGH ALARMS AT THE START OF TWO CONSECUTIVE ROUTINE HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENTS. RINSEBACK WAS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO CLOTTING OF THE CIRCUIT, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS OF 190CC FOR EACH TREATMENT. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED DUE TO THE BLOOD LOSS EVENTS.

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 UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR Other