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Additional information added to b1, h1, h6 and h10.Corrected information added to b5: the customer contacted baxter requesting a functional check on a prismax control unit as a patient passed away while performing continuous renal replacement therapy (crrt).There was no issue reported with the prismax control unit and the hospital was following their procedure for investigating these events.Baxter made multiple attempts to contact the customer to obtain additional information related to the patient event, patient¿s demographics, medical condition or medical history, medical intervention, details related to crrt, cause of death, whether an autopsy was performed, or any alarms or issues observed with baxter products; however, no response was received from the customer.H10: the device log files were reviewed which confirmed the device functioned as intended throughout treatment raising alarms according to specifications.The pressure tests performed by the machine during treatment were within tolerance limits.No device malfunction was identified.Based on additional information from the evaluation, the prismax control unit was determined not to be a factor in the event of patient death.The event history log review showed no keystrokes, programming, or use related events that indicated and/or contributed to the reported issue.A service history review revealed no indication that the parts replaced during servicing caused or contributed to the reported event.No device malfunction was identified.Should additional relevant information become available, a supplemental report will be submitted.
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