TABLO HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM, TABLO CARTRIDGE
Report
- Report Number
- 3010355846-2023-00096
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 11, 2023
- Date of Event
- May 18, 2022
- Report Date
- August 11, 2023
- Manufacturer
- OUTSET MEDICAL, INC.
- Product Code
- KDI
- PMA / PMN Number
- K190793
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
H3/H6: FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS ANY DEVICE MALFUNCTION, NONCONFORMANCE, OR MISUSE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. POTENTIAL ADVERSE EVENTS IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) WITH THE TABLO SYSTEM INCLUDES, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, OTHER, MORE SERIOUS, COMPLICATIONS ARISING FROM DIALYSIS, SUCH AS HEMORRHAGE, AIR EMBOLISM, ACIDOSIS, ALKALOSIS OR HEMOLYSIS, CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PATIENT INJURY OR DEATH. TABLO USER MANUAL HAS THE FOLLOWING WARNING: CHECK ALL BLOODLINES FOR LEAKS AFTER THE TREATMENT HAS STARTED. KEEP ACCESS SITES UNCOVERED AND MONITORED. IMPROPER BLOODLINE CONNECTIONS OR NEEDLE DISLODGEMENTS CAN RESULT IN EXCESSIVE BLOOD LOSS, SERIOUS INJURY, AND DEATH. MACHINE ALARMS MAY NOT OCCUR IN EVERY BLOOD LOSS SITUATION. OUTSET FIELD SUPPORT ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER SITE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED ISSUE. FSE REVIEWED SITE SYSTEM LOGS WITH A PROCEDURE DATE OF (B)(6) 2022 AND VERIFIED THAT CONSOLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY, THERE WAS NO ISSUE FOUND ON INTERNA OR EXTERNAL PARTS OF TABLO. THIS MDR IS BEING FILED AFTER THE ASSOCIATED COMPLAINT WAS REVIEWED UNDER RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW AND REASSESSED AS REPORTABLE.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS BLOOD LEAK FROM TOP THE OF DIALYZER DURING TREATMENT AND THE PATIENT LOSS WAS UP TO THREE LITERS BLOOD DUE TO A LEAK IN THE TOP OF THE DIALYZER. IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE-HOUR POST TREATMENT, PATIENT BLOOD LOSS AND ACIDOTIC STATE AND PROLONGED HYPOTENSION LEAD TO CODE. A DEFIBRILLATOR, AFTER THE TREATMENT HAD ENDED, WAS UTILIZED TO RESUSCITATE THE PATIENT. IT IS NOT BELIEVED THAT THE TABLO DEVICE WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS EVENT; RATHER, THE EVENT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE PATIENT, AND THE DIALYZER MALFUNCTIONED WITH A LEAK COMING FROM THE ARTERIAL SIDE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 869839 | TABLO HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM, TABLO CARTRIDGE | DIALYZER, HIGH PERMEABILITY WITH OR WITHOUT SEALED DIALYSATE SYSTEM | KDI | OUTSET MEDICAL, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | Required Intervention| L |