FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE

MDR report key: 2142368 · Received June 21, 2011

Report

Report Number
3003464075-2011-00077
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 21, 2011
Date of Event
May 24, 2011
Report Date
May 24, 2011
Manufacturer
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
KDI
PMA / PMN Number
K050525
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE REPORTED SYS ALARM COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED AS THE CARTRIDGE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVAL AS REQUESTED. THE PT WILL BE SEEING A VASCULAR SURGEON DUE TO STENOSIS OF FISTULA. THE USER'S GUIDE CONTAINS ADEQUATE INFO REGARDING PROBABLE CAUSES OF ALARMS AND ALARM RECOVERY INSTRUCTIONS. THE USER GUIDE ALSO INCLUDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR PERFORMING MANUAL RINSE BACK OF THE PT'S BLOOD WHEN TRAINED AND INSTRUCTED BY THE FACILITY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED SUBSEQUENT TO THESE EVENTS. NXSTAGE MEDICAL CONSIDERS THIS REPORT CLOSED. NO ADD'L INFO WILL BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

RINSEBACK OF THE PT'S BLOOD WAS NOT PERFORMED DURING A ROUTINE HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT DUE TO AN UNRECOVERABLE SYS ALARM DURING THE TREATMENT, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS OF 190 CC. FACILITY NURSE REPORTS RINSEBACK NOT PERFORMED DUE TO FISTULA STENOSIS FOLLOWING ANOTHER TREATMENT IN EARLY JUNE, EXACT DATE NOT PROVIDED. THE PT'S HGB LEVEL WAS EVALUATED AFTER THE SECOND EVENT AND HAD DECREASED APPROX 1.5 TO 2 UNITS TO 8.6 G/DL. ROUTINE EPOGEN PRESCRIPTION WAS INCREASED FROM 15,000 UNITS TO 30,000 UNITS 2X/WEEK AND THE PT WAS GIVEN IRON. NO OTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE HIGH PERMEABILITY HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM KDI NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC. CAR-170-B 0107712

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 67 YR Other