FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

ACCESSORIES, BLOOD CIRCUIT, HEMODIALYSIS

MDR report key: 2230121 · Received August 31, 2011

Report

Report Number
1423500-2011-11501
Event Type
Death
Date Received
August 31, 2011
Date of Event
November 30, 2010
Report Date
December 3, 2010
Manufacturer
HAEMOTRONICS SPA
Product Code
KOC
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): EDWARD LIFESCIENCES INFORMED BAXTER THAT NO DEFECTIVE SAMPLE WAS RECEIVED. WITHOUT AN A DEFECTIVE SAMPLE AND DETAILED INFORMATION THE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THERE WAS NOT ALLEGATION AGAINST THE MACHINE OR THE DISPOSABLES. THE ONLY INFORMATION AVAILABLE WAS THE PATIENT DEATH. THE DEVICE HISTORY FILE OF THE INVOLVED LOT WAS REVIEWED WITH NO DEFECT FOUND. BAXTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SIMILAR REPORTS TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED. THIS DEVICE IS DISTRIBUTED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES (US); THEREFORE, IT DOES NOT HAVE A US 510K NUMBER. HOWEVER, THIS MDR IS BEING SUBMITTED BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME AS OR SIMILAR TO A PRODUCT DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE US.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS IS A REFERENCED COMPLAINT RAISED AGAIN THE UNKNOWN SETS INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT BELOW. THIS IS A CASE REPORT RECEIVED BY BAXTER (B)(4) ON (B)(6) 2010 FROM (B)(6) HOSPITAL VIA THE ACCOUNT MANAGER. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2010 A FEMALE PATIENT PASSED AWAY WHILE RECEIVING TREATMENT ON A HEMODIALYSIS MACHINE. AT THE TIME OF THE PROBLEM IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS BEING FILTERED USING A BM25 MACHINE AND WHILE ON TREATMENT THE PATIENT PASSED AWAY. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE PATIENT'S ILLNESS A POST MORTEM WAS REQUESTED BUT THE REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. HAEMOFILTER LINES EDWARD LIFESCIENCES HAEMOFILTER LINES WERE IN USE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT LINES COD (B)(4), LOT: N08305. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCESSORIES, BLOOD CIRCUIT, HEMODIALYSIS KOC HAEMOTRONICS SPA N08305

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death| O