CONCORD MANUFACTURING 2008T HD SYS. W/O CDX W/BIBAG BLUE STAR; DIALYZER, HIGH PERMEABILITY WITH OR WITHOUT SEALED DIALYSATE SYSTEM
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Catalog Number 191130 |
Device Problem
Obstruction of Flow (2423)
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Patient Problem
Hemorrhage/Bleeding (1888)
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Event Date 11/20/2023 |
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 hemodialysis (hd) user facility reported that a fresenius 2008t hd machine failed to alarm with a high venous pressure alarm or a high transmembrane pressure (tmp) alarm while a patient was clotting during treatment.Due to the alarm failure, the staff did not realize the patient was clotting and the patient¿s blood could not be returned.The patient¿s estimated blood loss (ebl) due to the event was 250 ml.Additional details were provided upon follow-up with the user facility¿s biomedical technician (biomed) and facility administrator (fa).The patient was approximately three hours into their treatment when the issue occurred.It was confirmed that the patient is very prone to clotting - this was not the concerning part.What was concerning was that the machine failed to notify the staff when it began to happen.It was explained that the machines normally alarm with some sort of pressure alarm when a patient is clotting, and that didn¿t happen in this scenario.The patient¿s treatment was discontinued early.It was confirmed the patient did not experience any adverse effects or require medical intervention.The machine was removed from service for testing and evaluated by the biomed.The biomed initially stated there were no problems found during the machine inspection.After further questioning, it was disclosed that a heparin administration issue occurred with the machine.The heparin pump did not deliver the correct dose of heparin to the patient during the treatment.The biomed communicated this information to technical support and was sent a replacement.The biomed said the heparin pump was replaced and the old one was available to be sent back for evaluation.The patient was utilizing a revaclear dialyzer with fresenius bloodlines.However, the fa stated there were no issues with the disposable supplies.It was reiterated that the blood loss occurred because the machine failed to alarm appropriately to notify the operator of the clotting.The machine was confirmed to be back in service and fully functional.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Plant investigation: although a sample was reported to be available for manufacturer evaluation, to date no parts have been received.Additionally, no on-site evaluation was performed by a fresenius field service technician (fst).However, the complaint investigation was able to find objective evidence indicating a product problem, and thus the complaint was confirmed.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.Based on the available information, the complaint was confirmed.
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Event Description
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A hemodialysis (hd) user facility reported that a fresenius 2008t hd machine failed to alarm with a high venous pressure alarm or a high transmembrane pressure (tmp) alarm while a patient was clotting during treatment.Due to the alarm failure, the staff did not realize the patient was clotting and the patient¿s blood could not be returned.The patient¿s estimated blood loss (ebl) due to the event was 250 ml.Additional details were provided upon follow-up with the user facility¿s biomedical technician (biomed) and facility administrator (fa).The patient was approximately three hours into their treatment when the issue occurred.It was confirmed that the patient is very prone to clotting - this was not the concerning part.What was concerning was that the machine failed to notify the staff when it began to happen.It was explained that the machines normally alarm with some sort of pressure alarm when a patient is clotting, and that didn¿t happen in this scenario.The patient¿s treatment was discontinued early.It was confirmed the patient did not experience any adverse effects or require medical intervention.The machine was removed from service for testing and evaluated by the biomed.The biomed initially stated there were no problems found during the machine inspection.After further questioning, it was disclosed that a heparin administration issue occurred with the machine.The heparin pump did not deliver the correct dose of heparin to the patient during the treatment.The biomed communicated this information to technical support and was sent a replacement.The biomed said the heparin pump was replaced and the old one was available to be sent back for evaluation.The patient was utilizing a revaclear dialyzer with fresenius bloodlines.However, the fa stated there were no issues with the disposable supplies.It was reiterated that the blood loss occurred because the machine failed to alarm appropriately to notify the operator of the clotting.The machine was confirmed to be back in service and fully functional.
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