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A user facility facility administrator (fa) reported on (b)(6) 2026 a hemodialysis (hd) patient was forty-five minutes into dialysis treatment on a fresenius 2008t (s/n (b)(6)) machine when the machine prompted with an air leak detected message, and staff noticed microbubbles in the blood pump section of the dialysis tubing line on the dialysis machine.Treatment was halted and upon removal of the tubing, the staff reported blood leak from a small hole in the line of the tubing.The fa stated the machine was not affected or removed from service as the leak was observed from the tubing line itself.No further damage and/or defects were noted.The fa stated the blood pump rotor was inspected with no noted issues and indicated the machine remained in service.A fresenius 180nre dialyzer was used for treatment and the patient's blood was partially returned from the arterial side of the system.The fa stated that the patient¿s estimated blood loss (ebl) was between 150-300 ml.The fa stated there was no patient injury, adverse events, or medical intervention required as a result of the reported event.Following the event, the fa stated the patient was restarted on the same machine and treatment completed successfully with a new dialyzer and tubing lines without further issue.Following the event, the machine was pulled from service for further evaluation by the biomedical technician.The fa stated the machine was more than 10 years old and it was unknown if and when the blood pump rotor was last replaced.The fa was unable to provide the machine hours of the machine.The complaint device was discarded and was no longer available to be returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.
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