A peritoneal dialysis (pd) patient reported to fresenius technical services that they had a hernia.However, there was no specific allegation that the event was due to any malfunction or deficiency of any fresenius device(s) or product(s).Upon follow-up with the patient's pd registered nurse (porn), it was found the patient did not experience a hernia.The porn reported the patient underwent a planned, outpatient procedure for a hydrocele repair in (b)(6) 2020 (exact date unknown).It was reported the patient's hydrocele was attributed to complications of the patient's pd catheter (not a fresenius product) and abdominal straining due to constipation.The patient was not hospitalized following this procedure; they were transitioned to in-center hemodialysis (hd) which they performed through an existing fistula for three months to allow resolution of the hydrocele.Additionally, it was found the patient's pd catheter was in malposition and repositioned following-this outpatient procedure (exact date unknown).It was confirmed the patient's hydrocele and the pd catheter malposition were not due to a deficiency or malfunction of any fresenius product(s) or device(s).The patient resumed pd therapy on the same liberty select cycler at home on (b)(6) 2020.(b)(4).This report reflects information received by fda in the form of a notification per 803.22 (b)(2).
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