FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE

MDR report key: 2503627 · Received March 20, 2012

Report

Report Number
3003464075-2012-00015
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 20, 2012
Date of Event
February 20, 2012
Report Date
February 20, 2012
Manufacturer
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
KDI
PMA / PMN Number
K050525
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FACILITY STAFF ATTRIBUTED THE ALARMS AND BLOOD LOSS TO THE OPERATOR NOT FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS PER THE USER'S GUIDE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A DEVICE MALFUNCTION. THE CYCLER ALARMED APPROPRIATELY TO AIR IN THE EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCUIT. THE USER'S GUIDE CONTAINS ADEQUATE INFO REGARDING PROBABLE CAUSES OF ALARMS AND ALARM RECOVERY INSTRUCTIONS. FACILITY STAFF HAS PROVIDED ADD'L TRAINING. NXSTAGE MEDICAL CONSIDERS THIS REPORT CLOSED. NO ADD'L INFO WILL BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AN ARTERIAL AIR ALARM AND VENOUS PRESSURE HIGH ALARM OCCURRED AT THE START OF A ROUTINE HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT. THE OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ALARMS. TREATMENT WAS DISCONTINUED WITHOUT PERFORMING RINSEBACK OF THE PT'S BLOOD DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME ELAPSED, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS OF 190CC. THE PT'S HB WAS 9.5 G/DL ON (B)(6) 2012 AND DECREASED TO 8.3 G/DL ON (B)(6) 2012. STANDARD EPOGEN DOSING WAS INCREASED ON (B)(6) 2012 FROM 16,000 UNITS TO 20,000 UNITS. 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-C UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 30 YR Other