FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE

MDR report key: 1580445 · Received January 15, 2010

Report

Report Number
3003464075-2010-00006
Event Type
Death
Date Received
January 15, 2010
Date of Event
December 10, 2009
Report Date
December 17, 2009
Manufacturer
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
KDI
PMA / PMN Number
K050525
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OK, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

TWO CARTRIDGES WERE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. BOTH CARTRIDGES WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED. NO PROBLEMS OR DEFECTS WERE FOUND. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW INDICATES NO QUALITY CONTROL PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED WITH THIS LOT. FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER PERFORMED PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE CYCLER AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THE CYCLER IS BEING RETURNED FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. A FOLLOWUP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED IF APPROPRIATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT HAD ABDOMINAL SURGERY AND LEFT NEPHRECTOMY AND WAS RE-ADMITTED WITH SEPSIS AND BILATERAL PNEUMONIA IN 2009 FOLLOWING DISCHARGE THE DAY PRIOR. PT SUBSEQUENTLY HAD MULTIPLE ABDOMINAL SURGERIES INCLUDING A COLON RESECTION, DEBRIDEMENT AND WOUND VAC PLACEMENT. PT EXPERIENCED HYPOTENSION AND ACUTE RENAL FAILURE, CVVHD WAS INITIATED THE FOLLOWING MONTH. NURSE REPORTED EFFLUENT WAS PINK IN COLOR AT 2300 THE FOLLOWING DAY. DIALYSIS THERAPY CONTINUED PER DOCTOR'S INSTRUCTION. AT 1300 THE FOLLOWING DAY, EFFLUENT WAS OBSERVED RED IN COLOR AND TREATMENT DISCONTINUED. TREATMENT WAS RESTARTED WITH A NEW CARTRIDGE. EFFLUENT WAS IMMEDIATELY OBSERVED AS PINK IN COLOR AND TREATMENT STOPPED. ON EVENT DATE, PT TRANSFUSED 2 UNITS OF PRBCS. PT LABS WERE CONSISTENT WITH HEMOLYSIS. TRANSFUSION REACTION WAS RULED OUT. PT CODED AND EXPIRED AT 1953 THE FOLLOWING DAY. CAUSE OF DEATH NOT REPORTED TO MFR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE HIGH PERMEABILITY HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM KDI NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC. CAR-500 9087814

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 84 YR Death