PALINDROME
Report
- Report Number
- 1282497-2024-00258
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 30, 2024
- Date of Event
- December 9, 2023
- Report Date
- July 30, 2024
- Manufacturer
- COVIDIEN LLC
- Product Code
- MSD
- PMA / PMN Number
- K111372
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
MEDTRONIC SUBMITS THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REGULATIONS 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. MEDTRONIC WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES KNOWN.
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, A PATIENT WITH POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE, HYPERTENSION, AND END-STAGE RENAL FAILURE. DURING ROUTINE HD (H EMODIALYSIS), THERE WAS 0.5-LITER FLUID LOSS AND MINIMAL HEPARIN. THE PATIENT WAS TAKEN OFF THE DIALYSIS MACHINE 30 MINUTES EARLIER DUE TO LOW TMP (TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE) AND BLOOD CLOT EVIDENCE IN THE ARTERIAL AND VENOUS CHAMBERS. THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE HEPARIN DOSAGE ADVISED FOR THE SUBSEQUENT DIALYSIS. FOR REFERENCE, MINIMAL HEPARIN IN THE UNIT WAS 1 ML (MILLILITER) BOLUS AND 1 ML PER HOUR (1000 UNITS PER ML). STANDARD CLEANING OF DIALYSIS CATHETERS WAS WITH GREEN CLINELL DEVICE WIPES, 2% CHLORHEXIDINE, 70% ALCOHOL, AND BD CHLORAPREP ON DRESSING CHANGE DAYS. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT OUTCOME.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199751 | PALINDROME | CATHETER, HEMODIALYSIS, IMPLANTED | MSD | COVIDIEN LLC | 8888145016 | 2234800152 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 YR | Male |