| Catalog Number |
050-95012 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Disconnection (1171)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Abdominal Pain (1685); Peritonitis (2252)
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| Date of Event |
03/29/2025
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that a peritoneal dialysis (pd) patient had peritonitis while she was at the hospital not that long ago.Additional information was obtained through follow-up with the patient's peritoneal dialysis registered nurse (pdrn).The patient went to the hospital on (b)(6) 2025 due to abdominal pain.The patient was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of peritonitis.Pd cultures were obtained.The patient was initiated on antibiotic therapy with intraperitoneal (ip) cefepime (dose unknown) daily until (b)(6) 2025.The pd cultures resulted positive for pseudomonas aeruginosa.The patient was discharged on (b)(6) 2025.The patient is continuing with the antibiotic therapy during recovery.The cause of the peritonitis was determined to be the cap falling off the pd catheter some time shortly prior to the hospitalization.No further information was provided.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Clinical investigation: there is a temporal and possible causal relationship between peritoneal dialysis and utilization of the sterile stay safe cap and the patient event of peritonitis with hospitalization.The cause of the peritonitis was attributed to the sterile stay safe cap falling off shortly prior to the peritonitis diagnosis.The reason for the cap falling off was not reported, however; there was no allegation of a defect reported.Additionally, the patient did not report any issues with the cap.The liberty select cycler user¿s guide instructs: check that the new sterile stay¿safe cap is securely attached to your catheter extension set before removing it from the stay¿safe organizer.Pseudomonas, the organism which caused the patient¿s peritonitis, is widely distributed in the living environment and easily forms a biofilm in the pd catheter.Pseudomonas aeruginosa can be isolated from skin, mucous membranes and feces as well as in wet places such as showers, sinks, hot tubs, and swimming pools.Although no allegation of a defect was reported and no sample was evaluated for this event, the sterile stay safe cap cannot be excluded as causing or contributing to the patient¿s event of peritonitis.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 sterile stay safe caps 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 had peritonitis while she was at the hospital not that long ago.Additional information was obtained through follow-up with the patient¿s peritoneal dialysis registered nurse (pdrn).The patient went to the hospital on (b)(6) 2025 due to abdominal pain.The patient was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of peritonitis.Pd cultures were obtained.The patient was initiated on antibiotic therapy with intraperitoneal (ip) cefepime (dose unknown) daily until (b)(6) 2025.The pd cultures resulted positive for pseudomonas aeruginosa.The patient was discharged on (b)(6) 2025.The patient is continuing with the antibiotic therapy during recovery.The cause of the peritonitis was determined to be the cap falling off the pd catheter some time shortly prior to the hospitalization.No further information was provided.
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