OGDEN MANUFACTURING PLANT OPTIFLUX 160NRE DIALYZER FINISHED ASSY.; DIALYZER, HIGH PERMEABILITY WITH OR WITHOUT SEALED DIALYSATE SYSTEM
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Model Number 0500316E |
Device Problem
Fluid/Blood Leak (1250)
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Patient Problems
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Date 01/26/2021 |
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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It was reported to fresenius that an internal dialyzer blood leak occurred within the first ten minutes of a patient¿s hemodialysis (hd) treatment.Four minutes into the treatment, the machine alarmed multiple times with a ¿minor blood leak¿ alert.The patient was alert, oriented, and talking.The patient care technician (pct) went to retrieved blood test strips.Five minutes later, the machine alarmed ¿blood leak¿.At this point the treatment was stopped.Two blood test strips were used to test for the presence of blood, and they both tested positive.No damage was identified on the dialyzer.Fresenius bloodlines were being utilized for the treatment.The patient¿s blood was not returned; estimated blood loss (ebl) was reported to be 300 ml.The patient was provided an explanation of what had occurred, and they verbalized understanding.It was confirmed there was no patient injury, no adverse effects were experienced, and no medical intervention was required as a result of the reported event.The patient completed their treatment after being re-setup with new supplies on a different machine.The dialyzer was reported to be available for a manufacturer evaluation.
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Event Description
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It was reported to fresenius that an internal dialyzer blood leak occurred within the first ten minutes of a patient¿s hemodialysis (hd) treatment.Four minutes into the treatment, the machine alarmed multiple times with a ¿minor blood leak¿ alert.The patient was alert, oriented, and talking.The patient care technician (pct) went to retrieved blood test strips.Five minutes later, the machine alarmed ¿blood leak¿.At this point the treatment was stopped.Two blood test strips were used to test for the presence of blood, and they both tested positive.No damage was identified on the dialyzer.Fresenius bloodlines were being utilized for the treatment.The patient¿s blood was not returned; estimated blood loss (ebl) was reported to be 300 ml.The patient was provided an explanation of what had occurred, and they verbalized understanding.It was confirmed there was no patient injury, no adverse effects were experienced, and no medical intervention was required as a result of the reported event.The patient completed their treatment after being re-setup with new supplies on a different machine.The dialyzer was reported to be available for a manufacturer evaluation.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information: h3 plant investigation: although a sample was reported to be available for manufacturer evaluation, as of 03/05/2021 no sample has been received.A production records review was performed on the reported lot.An investigation of the device history records (dhr) was conducted by the manufacturer.There was no indication of product nonacceptance, deviation, non-conformance, rework, labeling or process control failure during the manufacturing process which could be associated with the reported event.The lot met all release criteria.A definitive conclusion regarding the complaint incident cannot be reached without physical examination of the actual device.Therefore, the complaint is not confirmed.Should the sample be returned at a later date, a supplemental report will be submitted capturing the updated investigation results.
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