FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

SPECTRA OPTIA

MDR report key: 7075330 · Received December 1, 2017

Report

Report Number
1722028-2017-00460
Event Type
Death
Date Received
December 1, 2017
Date of Event
November 4, 2017
Report Date
December 1, 2017
Manufacturer
TERUMO BCT
Product Code
LKN
PMA / PMN Number
K153601
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION: PER THE CUSTOMER, THE PATIENT HAD RECEIVED 5 TPE PROCEDURES PRIOR TO THISEVENT AND DESPITE THE DNR IT WAS DECIDED TO PERFORM ANOTHER TREATMENT AS THE PATIENT'S PLATELET COUNT WAS RESPONDING TO THE TREATMENT.THE CUSTOMER DID NOT PROVIDE THE LOT NUMBER PERTAINING TO THIS EVENT, THEREFOREA DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) SEARCH COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED FOR THIS SPECIFIC INCIDENT. ALL LOTSMUST MEET ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA BEFORE RELEASE.A SERVICE CALL WAS PLACED AND A FULL MACHINE CHECKOUT WAS PERFORMED. THE MACHINE IS FUNCTIONINGPER MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATION. AN AUTO TEST AND SALINE RUN WAS SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED.INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. INVESTIGATION:THE RUN DATA FILE (RDF) WAS ANALYZED FOR THIS EVENT. THE SIGNALS IN THE RDF INDICATED THAT THE SPECTRA OPTIA SYSTEM OPERATED AS INTENDED. PER TERUMO BCT'S MEDICAL REVIEW, THE DEVICE DID NOT CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO THIS INCIDENT. ROOT CAUSE: ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE HOSPITAL, THE PATIENT¿S DEATH IS UNRELATED TO THE TERUMO BCT DEVICE. THE DEVICE DID NOT CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO THE PATIENT¿S DEATH. THE AUTOPSY IS UNAVAILABLE. HOWEVER, EVIDENCE SUCH AS THE CRITICAL CONDITION OF THE PATIENT INDICATES THAT A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF DEATH IS RELATED TO THE PATIENT DISEASE STATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED APPROXIMATELY 93 MINUTES INTO A THERAPUTIC PLASMA EXCHANGE (TPE)PROCEDURE,THE PATIENT'S OXYGEN SATURATION LEVELS WERE DROPPING. PER PHYSICIAN'S ORDER,THEPROCEDURE WAS ENDED WITH RINSEBACK. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES POST PROCEDURE THE PATIENT EXPIRED. PER THE CUSTOMER, THE PATIENT WAS IN CRITICAL CONDITION PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE ANDAUTOPSY WAS NOT REQUESTED AS PATIENT'S FAMILY REQUESTED DNR (DO NOT RESUSCITATE) ON (B)(6) 2017.THE CUSTOMER DECLINED TO PROVIDE PATIENT IDENTIFIER.THE TPE COLLECTION SET IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR RETURN BECAUSE IT WAS DISCARDED BY THE CUSTOMER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED DUE TO PATIENT DEATH, ALTHOUGH PER CURRENT INFORMATION THERE IS NO SUSPECTED MALFUNCTION WITH THE TERUMO BCT DEVICE OR ALLEGATION OF A MALFUNCTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
855620 SPECTRA OPTIA SPECTRA OPTIA EXCHANGE SET LKN TERUMO BCT

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00083 YR Other