Catalog Number 191130 |
Device Problem
No Audible Alarm (1019)
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Patient Problem
Hemorrhage/Bleeding (1888)
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Event Date 01/04/2024 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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A field service technician (fst) reported finding blood in and around the blue dialyzer connector during a routine patient check (performed every 15 minutes per customer policy).The machine did not alarm or show a blood leak.It is unclear how much blood made it into the machine or how quickly it was discovered.It is possible that the routine check caught the issue before the machine alarmed.There was no harm to patient, treatment was resumed on a backup unit.The machine passed self-tests and the chemical disinfect (bleach) program was run multiple times by the staff following the incident.The fst reviewed the current blood leak detector voltages, then calibrated the blood leak detector and stated the machine was good for use.The estimated blood loss was unknown.Additional information was requested but was not received to date.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Plant investigation: the plant investigation is in process.A supplemental mdr will be submitted upon completion of this activity.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Plant investigation: no parts were returned to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.The field service technician investigation could not duplicate the reported problem; thus the complaint is unconfirmed.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.
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Event Description
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A field service technician (fst) reported finding blood in and around the blue dialyzer connector during a routine patient check (performed every 15 minutes per customer policy).The machine did not alarm or show a blood leak.It is unclear how much blood made it into the machine or how quickly it was discovered.It is possible that the routine check caught the issue before the machine alarmed.There was no harm to patient, treatment was resumed on a backup unit.The machine passed self-tests and the chemical disinfect (bleach) program was run multiple times by the staff following the incident.The fst reviewed the current blood leak detector voltages, then calibrated the blood leak detector and stated the machine was good for use.The estimated blood loss was unknown.Additional information was requested but was not received to date.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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