FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

HEMOLUNG CATHETER KIT

MDR report key: 6602679 · Received May 31, 2017

Report

Report Number
3009763347-2017-00003
Event Type
Death
Date Received
May 31, 2017
Date of Event
May 13, 2015
Report Date
May 31, 2017
Manufacturer
ALUNG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Product Code
DQR
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4) IS AN EXPORTER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS REPORT IS BEING PROVIDED AS A RESULT OF FDA 483 FILE NUMBER 3009763347 OBSERVATION 1. THE DETAILS OF THE PATIENT CONDITION ARE: PER (B)(6) THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED BOWEL ISCHEMIA WITH UNKNOWN RELATION TO HEMOLUNG THERAPY. AWAITING FURTHER INFORMATION. UPDATE: THE TREATING PHYSICIAN FEELS THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE HEMOLUNG TRANSFERRING AN AIR EMBOLUS OR BLOOD CLOT DIRECTLY TO THE BOWEL IS VERY LOW. AN ECHO SHOWED NO PATENT FORMAN OVALE. THE CARTRIDGE AND CATHETER WERE EXAMINED POST USE BY THE PHYSICIAN AND PAUL TURNER ANS APPEARED REMARKABLE CLEAN WITH NO EVIDENCE OF CLOTTING. THE PATIENT DID DIE OF MULTI-ORGAN FAILURE POST-HEMOLUNG USE. TGA WAS NOTIFIED AND THE FINAL CLOSURE REPORT FROM TGA WAS RECEIVED BY ALUNG. .

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
383864 HEMOLUNG CATHETER KIT HEMOLUNG CATHETER KIT DQR ALUNG TECHNOLOGIES, INC. REF 30100

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death