FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE

MDR report key: 2234105 · Received August 29, 2011

Report

Report Number
3003464075-2011-00094
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 29, 2011
Date of Event
July 30, 2011
Report Date
July 30, 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

ARTERIAL PRESSURE ALARMS ARE TYPICALLY CAUSED BY INADEQUATE VASCULAR BLOOD FLOW TO MEET THE COMMANDED BLOOD PUMP FLOW RATE. THE REPORT DOES NOT CONTAIN INFO TO SUGGEST A DEVICE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AND IS NOT CONSIDERED DEVICE RELATED. THE USER'S GUIDE CONTAINS ADEQUATE INFO REGARDING PROBABLE CAUSES OF ALARMS AND ALARM RECOVERY INSTRUCTIONS. NO ADD'L ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. NXSTAGE MEDICAL CONSIDERS THIS REPORT CLOSED. NO ADD'L INFO WILL BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ARTERIAL ACCESS PRESSURE ALARMS OCCURRED DURING A ROUTINE HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT WHICH COULD NOT BE RESOLVED BY THE OPERATOR. TREATMENT WAS DISCONTINUED WITHOUT PERFORMING RINSEBACK, DUE TO CLOTTING OF THE ACCESS, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS OF 190CC. HGB DECREASED FROM 10.4 G/DL ON (B)(6) 2011 TO 8.5 G/DL ON (B)(6) 2011. EPOGEN DOSING WAS RESUMED AT 2,000 UNITS TIW. NO OTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED FOR THE BLOOD LOSS.

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 1057710

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 62 YR Other