FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

PRISMA SET

MDR report key: 1739611 · Received June 24, 2010

Report

Report Number
8010182-2010-00001
Event Type
Death
Date Received
June 24, 2010
Date of Event
May 25, 2010
Report Date
May 2, 2010
Manufacturer
GAMBRO INDUSTRIES
Product Code
KDI
PMA / PMN Number
K032431
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS EVENT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. THE EXTRACORPOREAL SET WAS DISCARDED AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. GAMBRO DOES NOT REGARD THE SUBMITTAL OF THIS REPORT AS AN ADMISSION OF CAUSATION OR LIABILITY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CRITICALLY ILL PT WAS UNDERGOING CONTINUOUS RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY ON A PRISMA MACHINE AT A CLINIC IN (B) (6). THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE PRISMA GENERATED NUMEROUS ALARMS INCLUDING "CAUTION PRESSURE IN RETURN LINE TOO HIGH" AND IT WAS NOTED THE TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE INCREASED TO 650 MMHG. THE NURSE OBSERVED AN EXTERNAL BLOOD LEAK FROM THE EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCUIT AT THE SAME TIME SHE OBSERVED THE EFFLUENT FLUID WAS PINK TINGED AND THE PRISMA DID NOT GENERATE THE BLOOD LEAK DETECTOR ALARM. THE PRISMA MACHINE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE OPERATING WITHIN MFR'S SPEC. THE EXTRACORPOREAL SET WAS DISCARDED AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. THE EFFLUENT FLUID WAS NOT TESTED BY THE CLINIC FOR THE PRESENCE OF RED BLOOD CELLS BEFORE THE SET WAS DISCARDED. DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS EVENT, THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE PT EXPIRED DURING TREATMENT. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO CLINICAL INFO SURROUNDING THE PT DEATH.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PRISMA SET PRISMA M100 PRE PUMP KDI GAMBRO INDUSTRIES M100 PRE PUMP 10B0253G

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR Death PRISMA: (B) (4)