Model Number LIBERTY SELECT |
Device Problem
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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Patient Problem
Chest Pain (1776)
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Event Date 04/19/2018 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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A supplemental mdr will be submitted upon device evaluation.
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Event Description
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During routine follow up on a customer experience it was reported that a peritoneal dialysis patient was hospitalized on (b)(6) 2018, due to chest pain.Follow up with the peritoneal dialysis nurse indicates that the cause of the patient¿s chest pain is unknown and that it is unlikely related to the patient's dialysis treatments.It is unknown if the patient was performing peritoneal dialysis treatments when the chest pain was experienced.The patient was discharged from the hospital on (b)(6) 2018 and continues with continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis (ccpd) without any reported issues.Additional information was solicited.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Clinical investigation: a temporal relationship exists between the liberty select cycler and the pt¿s chest pain which warranted hospitalization.However, there is no evidence that supports a causal relationship.Due to insufficient information, the etiology for the pt¿s chest pain is unknown.Should additional information become available, this clinical investigation will be updated accordingly.A supplemental mdr will be submitted upon device evaluation.
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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 with no physical damage noted.Upon internal inspection, there was no presence of visible liquid or evidence of past fluid within cycler.A simulated therapy was initiated and completed on the cycler without complication.Cycler passed all function tests.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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Search Alerts/Recalls
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