| Catalog Number |
050-87222 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Fluid/Blood Leak (1250)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
07/04/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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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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Event or Problem Description
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A user facility peritoneal dialysis nurse (pdrn) reported that there was a split in the line of a patient's cassette causing liquid to leak all over the patient's floor during their peritoneal dialysis (pd) treatment.Upon follow up, the pdrn reported that during the patient¿s first dwell, a puddle of water was on the floor.The patient assessed the tubing and found that the patient line from the cassette had a leak.The leak appeared as a clean cut in the tubing.Per the pdrn, the patient stated that no scissors or knives were used near any of the cassettes when opening the box or package.The patient called the on-call nurse and the nurse gave them instructions to disconnect from treatment and to call their clinic first thing in the morning.There were no changes in the patient¿s status as it relates to the reported event.The patient¿s pd fluid was cultured and (b)(6) for any infection.The patient did not complete treatment on the day of the event, however resumed treatment the next day.The patient is reported to be stable and the product was scheduled to be picked up from the patient¿s home on the next supply delivery.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Plant investigation: the actual device was returned to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.During the disinfection of the complaint device, the alleged failure was confirmed.A leak was found in the patient line.A visual inspection was performed on the sample and there was damage noticed on the patient line.An investigation of the device history records (dhr) was conducted by the manufacturer.There were no nonconformances or abnormalities identified during the manufacturing process which could be associated with the reported event.In addition, the dhr review confirmed the results of the in-progress and final quality control (qc) testing met all requirements.The investigation into the cause of the complaint was able to confirm the reported event.
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