Catalog Number UNKNOWN- FMC BLOODLINE |
Device Problem
Fluid/Blood Leak (1250)
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Patient Problem
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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Event Date 03/18/2020 |
Event Type
malfunction
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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. .
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Event Description
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A user facility reported that a hemodialysis (hd) nurse went over to patient¿s machine to turn off blood pressure alarm and chart and they noticed there was approximately 50cc of blood on hoses, dialyzer and floor.The lines were checked and the arterial line was found to be not securely connected to the dialyzer.Treatment was paused and the blood was not rinsed back.The lines were disconnected.The hanson ports on the dialyzer were tested for blood and the test came back positive.The machine was pulled and placed into bleach mode.It was reported the patient was reset up on a new machine.Additional information was requested however was reported to be unavailable.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Plant investigation: the sample was not returned to the manufacturer and the lot number was not provided.A manufacturing review was performed on the products shipped to the customer for the three (3) month time frame which immediately preceded the event occurrence date.This review included the lot numbers for all fresenius bloodlines shipped to this account within the selected time frame.The entire set of lots have been sold and distributed.There were no non-conformances or abnormalities identified during the manufacturing process which could be associated with the reported event.An investigation of the device history records (dhr) was conducted and confirmed that the results of the in-progress and final quality control (qc) testing met all requirements.The product lots involved met all specifications for release.A review of the dhr did not reveal a probable cause for the customer complaint.As a physical evaluation could not be performed, a definitive conclusion regarding the reported incident could not be reached and a cause could not be confirmed.
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