FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE

MDR report key: 1251701 · Received December 2, 2008

Report

Report Number
3003464075-2008-00621
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 2, 2008
Date of Event
October 31, 2008
Report Date
November 3, 2008
Manufacturer
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
KDI
PMA / PMN Number
K050525
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A DEVICE MALFUNCTION. THE CYCLER ALARMED APPROPRIATELY. FACILITY STAFF ATTRIBUTED CLOTTING OF THE EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCUIT AND THE BLOOD LOSS TO THE OPERATOR STOPPING THE PUMP DURING TREATMENT. THE USER'S GUIDE STATES THE RISK OF BLOOD CLOTTING IN THE CARTRIDGE AND FILTER INCREASES DURING LONG TREATMENTS, WHEN BLOOD FLOW STOPS, AND WHEN NO ANTICOAGULATION IS USED. GIVE THE MONITOR ANTICOAGULANTS AS YOUR CENTER INSTRUCTS. A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE AND THE REPORTED BLOOD LOSS CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED. 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. A VENOUS PRESSURE HIGH ALARM OCCURRED DURING A ROUTINE HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT, WHICH COULD NOT BE RESOLVED BY THE OPERATOR. RINSEBACK WAS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO CLOTTING OF THE CIRCUIT, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS OF 190CC. THE PT'S STANDARD HEPARIN 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 8097702

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR Other