FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE

MDR report key: 2435773 · Received January 27, 2012

Report

Report Number
3003464075-2012-00006
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 27, 2012
Date of Event
December 30, 2011
Report Date
December 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

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A DEVICE MALFUNCTION. THE CYCLER ALARMED APPROPRIATELY TO AIR IN THE CIRCUIT. FACILITY STAFF ATTRIBUTED THE ALARMS AND BLOOD LOSS TO USE ERROR AND HAS PROVIDED ADD'L TRAINING TO THE OPERATOR. THE USER'S GUIDE CONTAINS ADEQUATE INFO REGARDING PROBABLE CAUSES OF ALARMS AND ALARM RECOVERY INSTRUCTIONS. NXSTAGE MEDICAL CONSIDERS THIS REPORT CLOSED. NO ADD'L INFO WILL BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

VENOUS AIR ALARMS OCCURRED WITHIN 13 DAYS DURING TWO ROUTINE HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENTS. AIR WAS VISIBLE IN THE BLOOD LINE. TREATMENTS WERE DISCONTINUED W/O PERFORMING RINSEBACK, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS OF 190CC FOR EACH TREATMENT. THE PT'S HB, WHICH TYPICALLY RUNS LOW DECREASED FROM 8.9 G/DL ON (B)(6) 2011 TO 8.3 G/DL ON (B)(6) 2012. EPOGEN WAS INCREASED 19 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST BLOOD LOSS FROM 20,000 UNITS 1X/WK TO 30,000 UNITS 1X/WK. NO ADD'L 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 1117735

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR Other