MAUDE Adverse Event Report: OGDEN MANUFACTURING PLANT OPTIFLUX F18NRE DIALYZER FINISHED ASSY; DIALYZER, CAPILLARY, HOLLOW FIBER

Catalog Number	0500308E
Medical Device Problem Code	Fluid/Blood Leak (1250)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	02/08/2019
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The plant investigation is in process.A supplemental mdr will be submitted upon completion of this activity.
Event or Problem Description
A user facility reported that a dialyzer blood leak occurred three minutes after the initiation of the patient¿s hemodialysis (hd) treatment.It was noted that the blood leak was coming from the upper head of the dialyzer.The patient's estimated blood loss (ebl) was 20 ml.Upon follow up, it was confirmed that the machine, a fresenius 4008s machine, alarmed appropriately with a blood leak alarm.Blood leak test strips were not used.The leak was confirmed to be internal.There was no defect or damage seen on the dialyzer.There was no patient injury, adverse events, or medical intervention required as a result of the reported event.The patient was restarted on a new machine and treatment completed successfully with new supplies.The dialyzer was discarded and is not available to be returned to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Plant investigation: the reported complaint was not confirmed as the complaint device was not returned for manufacturer evaluation.A production records review was performed on the reported lot.An investigation of the device history records (dhr) was conducted by the manufacturer.There were multiple approved temporary deviation notice (dn) reported on the lot which was unrelated to the complaint event.There was no indication of product nonacceptance, deviation, non-conformance, rework, labeling or process control failure during the manufacturing process which could be associated with the reported event.The lot met all release criteria.A definitive conclusion regarding the complaint incident cannot be reached without physical examination of the actual device.Therefore, the complaint is not confirmed.
Event or Problem Description
A user facility reported that a dialyzer blood leak occurred three minutes after the initiation of the patient¿s hemodialysis (hd) treatment.It was noted that the blood leak was coming from the upper head of the dialyzer.The patient's estimated blood loss (ebl) was 20 ml.Upon follow up, it was confirmed that the machine, a fresenius 4008s machine, did not alarm appropriately.Blood leak test strips were not used.The leak was confirmed to be internal.There was no defect or damage seen on the dialyzer.There was no patient injury, adverse events, or medical intervention required as a result of the reported event.The patient was restarted on a new machine and treatment completed successfully with new supplies.The dialyzer was discarded and is not available to be returned to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.

• Brand Name: OPTIFLUX F18NRE DIALYZER FINISHED ASSY
• Common Device Name: DIALYZER, CAPILLARY, HOLLOW FIBER
• Manufacturer (Section D): OGDEN MANUFACTURING PLANT; 475 west 13th street; ogden UT 84404
• MDR Report Key: 8348051
• Report Number: 1713747-2019-00059
• Device Sequence Number: 11289127
• Product Code: FJI
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00840861100088
• UDI-Public: 00840861100088
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: MX
• PMA/510(K) Number: K043244
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,foreig
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Non-Healthcare Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 05/02/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 05/31/2021
• Device Catalogue Number: 0500308E
• Device Lot Number: 18EU01016
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Device Age: MO
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/11/2019
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/12/2019; 04/26/2019
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 02/18/2019
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 04/12/2019; 05/02/2019
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Concomitant Medical Products and Therapy/Usage Dates: FRESENIUS 4008S MACHINE; FRESENIUS BLOODLINES
• Patient Age: 70 YR
• Patient Weight: 75