Model Number 180343 |
Device Problem
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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Patient Problem
No Information (3190)
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Event Date 06/05/2020 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The plant investigation is in process.A supplemental mdr will be submitted upon completion of this activity. clinical investigation: based on the available information, there is no allegation or objective evidence that a fresenius device or product issue caused or contributed to a serious patient harm or injury.
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Event Description
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A contact of a peritoneal dialysis (pd) patient contacted fresenius technical support requesting assistance with canceling treatment during drain 2 of 4 because the patient reportedly had to be taken to the hospital.The patient contact stated that the reason for the patient's hospitalization was not directly related to the cycler.Upon additional follow-up, the patient¿s pd nurse also reported the hospitalization was not related to pd therapy or use of any fresenius device or product.Additionally, the nurse stated the patient did complete their pd treatment on (b)(6) 2020 on the cycler without any issues.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Plant investigation: no parts were returned to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.A records review was performed on the reported serial number.An investigation of the device manufacturing records was conducted by the manufacturer.There were no non-conformances, or any associated rework identified during the manufacturing process which could be related to the reported event.In addition, the device history record (dhr) review confirmed the results of the in-progress and final quality control (qc) testing met all requirements.The investigation into the cause of the reported problem was not able to be confirmed.A definitive conclusion regarding the complaint incident cannot be reached without a physical examination of the complaint device.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Plant investigation: the actual device was returned to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.An external visual inspection was performed on the cycler with no physical damage noted.They cycler underwent and passed a system air leak test, valve actuation test, and go/ no go check.The load cell verification passed.An (as-received) simulated treatment was performed and completed without failures.The cycler was able to complete the treatment without issues.There were no visual discrepancies found during the internal inspection of the returned cycler.A review of the device manufacturing records was conducted by the manufacturer.There were no deviations or non-conformances during the manufacturing process.In addition, a device history record (dhr) review was performed and verified that the results of the in-progress and final quality control (qc) testing met all requirements.Upon completion of the evaluation, there were no malfunctions that could have caused or contributed to the reported event.The cycler performed as designed and an associated cause could not be determined.
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