| Model Number |
050-95004 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Fluid/Blood Leak (1250)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
02/20/2023
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that a peritoneal dialysis (pd) patient discovered a fluid leak as a result of their stay safe connector becoming undone during pd treatment.The patient reported receiving a notice: draining slowly message during drain 2 of 4 of treatment and the treatment was cancelled.It is unknown at which point in therapy the leak may have begun.The cause of the leak is unknown.The patient was assisted with cancelling the treatment and was advised to follow up with their peritoneal dialysis registered nurse (pdrn).It was not reported if an alternate treatment option was available.Upon follow up, the pdrn stated the patient is trained on performing stat drains, as well as manual peritoneal dialysis therapy if needed, and confirmed that the patient was not able to complete peritoneal dialysis treatment on the day of the reported event.The patient did not develop any symptoms, adverse events, injuries, or require medical intervention as a result of the reported event.Pdrn confirmed that the tubing the patient connects to the extension set became disconnected during treatment.The extension set was discarded and is not available to be returned to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.
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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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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Plant investigation: the sample was not returned to the manufacturer and the lot number was not provided.A manufacturing review was performed on the products shipped to the patient for the three (3) month time frame which immediately preceded the event occurrence date.This review included the lot numbers for all fresenius stay safe/luer lock catheter ext.12 in.Shipped to this account within the selected time frame.The entire set of lots have been sold and distributed.There were no non-conformances or abnormalities identified during the manufacturing process which could be associated with the reported event.An investigation of the device history records (dhr) was conducted and confirmed that the results of the in-progress and final quality control (qc) testing met all requirements.The product lots involved met all specifications for release.A review of the dhr did not reveal a probable cause for the customer complaint.As a physical evaluation could not be performed, a definitive conclusion regarding the reported incident could not be reached and a cause could not be confirmed.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that a peritoneal dialysis (pd) patient discovered a fluid leak as a result of their stay safe connector becoming undone during pd treatment.The patient reported receiving a notice: draining slowly message during drain 2 of 4 of treatment and the treatment was cancelled.It is unknown at which point in therapy the leak may have begun.The cause of the leak is unknown.The patient was assisted with cancelling the treatment and was advised to follow up with their peritoneal dialysis registered nurse (pdrn).It was not reported if an alternate treatment option was available.Upon follow up, the pdrn stated the patient is trained on performing stat drains, as well as manual peritoneal dialysis therapy if needed, and confirmed that the patient was not able to complete peritoneal dialysis treatment on the day of the reported event.The patient did not develop any symptoms, adverse events, injuries, or require medical intervention as a result of the reported event.Pdrn confirmed that the tubing the patient connects to the extension set became disconnected during treatment.The extension set was discarded and is not available to be returned to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.
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