| Model Number |
SINGLE NEEDLE BLOOD TUBING SET |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Fluid/Blood Leak (1250)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
01/01/2020
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional 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 or Problem Description
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A home hemodialysis patient reported to a fresenius canadian technician that a bloodline leaked from the y-connector at the top of the arterial chamber.The date of the event was not provided in the initial reporting.It was reported that the leak was found at the beginning of treatment; however, an estimated blood loss (ebl) volume was not provided.The sample was reported to be available for a manufacturer evaluation.No further details were given.Multiple attempts were made to obtain additional information, however, to date a response has not been received.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Plant investigation: as the device was not returned to the manufacturer, a physical evaluation could not be performed.However, a photograph of the blood tubing set connected to the machine was provided by the customer.Evidence of a blood leak was apparent in the provided photograph.The photograph shows blood leaking at the arterial monitor line, where the y-connector is adjoined to the luer lock.A batch records review was conducted by the manufacturer for the reported lot.There were no non-conformance's or abnormalities identified during the manufacturing process which could be associated with the reported event.The entire lot has been sold and distributed.In addition, a device history review was performed and confirmed that the results of the in-progress and final quality control (qc) testing met all requirements.The lot met all specifications for release.The reported event was confirmed based on the provided photograph; however, a cause for the issue could not be established.
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Event or Problem Description
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A home hemodialysis patient reported to a fresenius canadian technician that a bloodline leaked from the y-connector at the top of the arterial chamber.The date of the event was not provided in the initial reporting.It was reported that the leak was found at the beginning of treatment; however, an estimated blood loss (ebl) volume was not provided.The sample was reported to be available for a manufacturer evaluation.No further details were given.Multiple attempts were made to obtain additional information, however, to date a response has not been received.Additional follow-up revealed that the sample was discarded, and therefore, no longer available to be returned for evaluation.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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