FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE

MDR report key: 1739269 · Received June 25, 2010

Report

Report Number
3003464075-2010-00061
Event Type
Death
Date Received
June 25, 2010
Date of Event
May 27, 2010
Report Date
May 28, 2010
Manufacturer
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
KDI
PMA / PMN Number
K050525
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NE, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A DEVICE MALFUNCTION. NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH RETURNED CYCLER. CARTRIDGE DISCARDED AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. REVIEW OF CYCLER DATA LOGFILE SHOWS THAT THE STOP BUTTON WAS PRESSED 17 MINUTES AFTER THE TREATMENT DIALYSATE AND ULTRAFILTRATION TARGETS WERE REACHED INDICATING THE END OF THE TREATMENT. THE BLOOD PUMP WAS NEVER RESTARTED TO PERFORM AUTOMATED RINSEBACK AND THE CYCLER POWER WAS TURNED OFF ABOUT 8 MINUTES LATER AT APPROXIMATELY 0901 HOURS LOCAL TIME. USER'S GUIDE INCLUDES APPROPRIATE WARNINGS THAT A TRAINED AND QUALIFIED PERSON MUST OBSERVE ALL TREATMENTS AND THAT A PT SHOULD NEVER DIALYZE ALONE. NXSTAGE MEDICAL CONSIDERS THIS REPORT CLOSED. NO ADD'L INFO WILL BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

HEMODIALYSIS PT FOUND SLUMPED ON THE FLOOR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS, UNQUANTIFIED AMOUNT OF BLOOD ON BLANKET. ARTERIAL PT BLOOD LINE ATTACHED TO SALINE BAG FOR RINSEBACK AND LEFT ARM OF PERMACATHETER WAS OPEN. AUTOPSY CITED CAUSE OF DEATH AS EXSANGUINATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE HIGH PERMEABILITY HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM KDI NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC. CYC-D2E NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 33 YR Death