FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE

MDR report key: 2436943 · Received January 30, 2012

Report

Report Number
3003464075-2012-00008
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 30, 2012
Date of Event
January 1, 2012
Report Date
January 1, 2012
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 REPORTED EVENT IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE OPERATOR NOT FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS PER THE USER'S GUIDE. THE USER'S GUIDE CONTAINS ADEQUATE INFORMATION REGARDING PROBABLE CAUSES OF ALARMS AND ALARM RECOVERY INSTRUCTIONS AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONS FOR PERFORMING MANUAL RINSE BACK OF THE PATIENT'S BLOOD WHEN TRAINED AND INSTRUCTED BY THE FACILITY. NXSTAGE MEDICAL CONSIDERS THIS REPORT CLOSED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A PRESSURE OFFSET REZEROING FAILURE ALARM OCCURRED AT THE START OF A ROUTINE HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT. THE OPERATOR DISCONTINUED TREATMENT WITHOUT PERFORMING RINSEBACK OF THE PATIENT'S BLOOD, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS OF 190CC. HB DECREASED FROM 10.7 G/DL PRE-EVENT TO 8.7 G/DL POST EVENT. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A ONE TIME DOSE OF EPOGEN POST EVENT (ACTUAL DOSAGE AND DATES NOT PROVIDED). NO OTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE HIGH PERMABILITY HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM KDI NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC. CAR-170-B 1097716

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 47 YR Other