A user facility biomedical technician (biomed) reported that a blood leak occurred due to a tear in the blood pump segment of the combiset.The blood leak was discovered approximately 90 minutes into the patient¿s hemodialysis (hd) treatment.The blood leak was visually observed dripping onto the blood pump by the nursing staff.The patient¿s estimated blood loss (ebl) was approximately 300 ml.There was no patient injury, adverse events, or medical intervention required as a result of this event.The patient was restarted on a new machine and treatment completed successfully with new supplies.The 2008t machine was removed from service and inspected.The tubing retaining clamp on the blood pump module was found to be broken.The tubing retaining clamp was replaced to resolve the issue.The complaint devices were reported to be available for return to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.
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Correction: h4 - device manufacture date additional information: d10, h3 plant investigation: no parts were returned to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.Additionally, no on-site evaluation was performed by a fresenius field service technician (fst).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.A definitive conclusion regarding the complaint incident cannot be reached without a physical examination of the complaint device.
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