Catalog Number 190610 |
Device Problems
Backflow (1064); Suction Problem (2170)
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Patient Problems
Blood Loss (2597); No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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Event Date 01/30/2019 |
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 biomedical technician (biomed) at a user facility reported that a fresenius 2008k2 hemodialysis (hd) machine had a saline bag backfill during a patient treatment.The backfill was visually observed.The biomed did not report that there were any machine alarms.A patient was connected to the machine at the time of the incident, and their treatment ended 30 minutes earlier than scheduled due to the issue.There was an estimated blood loss of 30ml to the patient.The patient complaint of pain in their hand when the issue occurred.It was later confirmed with the nurse present at the event that there was no injury, adverse event, or medical intervention as a result of the incident.The biomed reported that there was a quick disconnect on the drain line and that the drain line length and height were within specification.The biomed believes the saline bag backfill was due to user error.It was confirmed that the unit has received the cbe hardware and software upgrades.The biomed tested the machine and the issue was not able to be duplicated.The machine is back in service without reoccurrence of the reported event.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Correction: patient code updated to blood loss.Device code updated to suction problem.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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The plant investigation is in process.A supplemental mdr will be submitted upon completion of this activity.Additional information: a fresenius regional equipment specialist (res) inspected the machine at the user facility.The res verified the voltage of the air separator on the distribution board.The res verified the water pressures and deaeration pressures were within specifications.The res visually inspected the high flow regulator for leaks or concentrate build up and saw no signs of either.The res noted a leak on the bicarb pump, as well as pinched tubing on valve 29, and a concentrate crust buildup on the acid and bicarb port.The res advised the user facility to repair the leak, remove the pinch from the tubing, and replace the acid and bicarb ports.The res confirmed the machine passed functional tests.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Plant investigation: a fresenius regional equipment specialist (res) perform an onsite inspection regarding the backfill issue.The res could not duplicate the saline backfill.The machine passed functional checks and is back in service with no recurrence of the reported event.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.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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