Based on the available information there is no documentation to show a causal relationship between the patient¿s myocardial infarction and subsequent hospitalization and the liberty cycler.Additionally, there is no report of a device malfunction against the liberty cycler for this event.It cannot be determined if there is a temporal relationship between pd therapy on the cycler and the myocardial infarction as there is no documentation to show if the patient was in active treatment at the time of the event.It is probable that the patient¿s extensive history of cardiac comorbidities caused or contributed to the event.The alleged event is not confirmed.The device was not returned to the manufacturing plant for investigation.An investigation of the product history records was conducted by the manufacturer.There were no deviations or non-conformances during the manufacturing process.In addition, the product history review confirmed the labeling, material, and process controls were within specification.
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