FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CARTRIDGE

MDR report key: 6123203 · Received November 22, 2016

Report

Report Number
8030638-2016-00017
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 22, 2016
Date of Event
November 10, 2016
Report Date
November 22, 2016
Manufacturer
GAMBRO RENAL PRODUCTS S.A. DE C.V.
Product Code
FJK
PMA / PMN Number
K070414
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A PATIENT WAS UNDERGOING A DIALYSIS TREATMENT ON A PHOENIX MACHINE WITH A CARTRIDGE BLOOD LINE AND REVACLEAR 300 DIALYZER. APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES INTO THE TREATMENT THE PATIENT DEVELOPED NAUSEA, HYPERTENSION AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. THE SPENT DIALYSATE TESTED POSITIVE FOR PRESENCE OF BLOOD AND THE BLOOD SAMPLE DRAWN WAS HEMOLYZED. TREATMENT WAS ENDED. THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. AN EKG WAS NORMAL AND THE HEMOGLOBIN AND HEMATOCRIT LEVELS WERE STABLE. THE ANTIBIOTIC WAS DISCONTINUED AS HEMOLYSIS IS A KNOWN SIDE EFFECT. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED THE NEXT MORNING AFTER LAB VALUES STABILIZED AND THE SYMPTOMS RESOLVED. THE PHOENIX (B)(4) WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE OPERATING WITHIN MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. THE DISPOSABLES WERE DISCARDED AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. THE CAUSE OF THE HEMOLYSIS IS UNKNOWN ALTHOUGH IT IS SUSPECTED TO BE CAUSED BY THE ANTIBIOTIC.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
772880 CARTRIDGE SET, TUBING, BLOOD, WITH AND WITHOUT ANTI-REGURGITATION VALVE FJK GAMBRO RENAL PRODUCTS S.A. DE C.V. CARTRIDGE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization PHOENIX MACHINE, REVACLEAR 300 DIALYZER