DIALOG+®
Report
- Report Number
- 3002879653-2019-00001
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- January 30, 2019
- Date of Event
- January 11, 2019
- Report Date
- March 13, 2019
- Manufacturer
- B. BRAUN AVITUM AG - MELSUNGEN
- Product Code
- KDI
- UDI-DI
- 04046964285608
- PMA / PMN Number
- K083460
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
EXEMPTION NUMBER E2015012. B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC (IMPORTER) IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF B. BRAUN AVITUM AG (MANUFACTURER). THIS REPORT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS B. BRAUN AVITUM INTERNAL REPORT # (B)(4). NEITHER THE DEVICE INVOLVED NOR THE TREND DATA HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AT THIS TIME. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE.
EXEMPTION NUMBER E2015012. (B)(4) (IMPORTER) IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF B. BRAUN AVITUM AG (MANUFACTURER). THIS REPORT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS B. BRAUN AVITUM INTERNAL REPORT # (B)(4). THE TREND DATA WAS RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. THE ANALYSIS OF THE DATA RECORD OF THE DIALOG+ DIALYSIS MACHINE SHOWED AN UNOBTRUSIVE PREPARATION PHASE. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE THERAPY A COUPLE OF VENOUS AND ARTERIAL PRESSURE ALARMS WERE TRIGGERED BY THE DIALOG+ MACHINE RELATED TO THE HIGH BLOOD FLOW RATE (350 ML/MIN) SET BY THE USER. FOLLOWING THESE ALARMS, THE DIALYSIS MACHINE SWITCHED INTO PATIENT-SAFE MODE (BLOOD PUMP STOP, VENOUS TUBE CLAMP - SAKV - CLOSED, BYPASS). ABOUT 37 MINUTES AFTER THE THERAPY START, THE THERAPY WAS INTERRUPTED BY AN ARTERIAL PRESSURE ALARM ("ARTERIAL PRESSURE - UPPER LIMIT") BECAUSE THE ARTERIAL PRESSURE INCREASED SUDDENLY FROM -220 MMHG TO +50 MMHG. THIS PRESSURE INCREASE POINTS TO THE APPLICATION OF A SALINE BOLUS. THE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT AT THAT TIME SHOWED THAT THE PATIENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE HAD DROPPED FROM 120/50 MMHG TO 77/47 MMHG. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY THE TIME WHEN THE PATIENT HAD COLLAPSED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE BLOOD FLOW WAS INCREASED FROM 350 ML/MIN TO 420 ML/MIN, ANOTHER INDICATION THAT A SALINE BOLUS WAS ADMINISTERED. THE BLOOD PUMP STOPPED FOR THE REST OF THE DATA RECORD 38 MINUTES AFTER THE THERAPY START. THE INSPECTION OF THE DIALOG+ DIALYSIS MACHINE BY THE CUSTOMER'S TECHNICIAN AND THE ANALYSIS OF THE TREND DATA DO NOT SHOW ANY PRODUCT DEVIATION OR MALFUNCTION. THE MACHINE OPERATED AS INTENDED. IF ADDITIONAL PERTINENT INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED.
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT EXPIRED WHILE ON THE MACHINE HAVING A TREATMENT. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE MACHINE WAS RUNNING FINE AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PATIENT EXPIRING. UPDATED INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPIRE ON THE MACHINE. THE PATIENT CODED DURING DIALYSIS WHILE CONNECTED TO THE MACHINE. THE PATIENT WAS EXTREMELY SICK AND HAD MULTIPLE COMORBIDITIES. THE MACHINE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. NO PATIENT INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT EXPIRED WHILE ON THE MACHINE HAVING A TREATMENT. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE MACHINE WAS RUNNING FINE AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PATIENT EXPIRING. UPDATED INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPIRE ON THE MACHINE. THE PATIENT CODED DURING DIALYSIS WHILE CONNECTED TO THE MACHINE. THE PATIENT WAS EXTREMELY SICK AND HAD MULTIPLE COMORBIDITIES. THE MACHINE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. NO PATIENT INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81881 | DIALOG+® | HIGH PERMEABILIT | KDI | B. BRAUN AVITUM AG - MELSUNGEN | 710200S | 04046964285608 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |