Catalog Number RTLR180343 |
Device Problem
Overfill (2404)
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Patient Problem
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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Event Date 07/12/2019 |
Event Type
malfunction
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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 Description
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This is a report of a patient who experienced an increased intraperitoneal volume (iipv) event coincident with peritoneal dialysis (pd) therapy.The event was discovered while reviewing the patient¿s treatment records following a report of power outage due to a storm.A review of the patient¿s treatment records identified that the patient drained 4005 ml during drain 0 of the treatment.This drain volume is 190% the patient's prescribed fill volume of 2000 ml.As a result of the iipv event, the technical support representative advised the patient to discontinue use of the cycler and to notify their peritoneal dialysis registered nurse (pdrn) of the event.Additional information was requested, however to date not provided.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Plant investigation: the actual device was returned to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.An external visual inspection was performed with no physical damage noted.A simulated therapy was initiated and completed on the cycler without complication.The cycler did not power down during the treatment test.The weighed fill volumes were found to be within tolerance and fill times were within specification.The cycler underwent system air leak, voltage check and valve actuation testing and was found to meet product specifications.Load cell verification testing was performed with no issues noted.A review of the device manufacturing records was conducted by the manufacturer.There were no deviations or non-conformances during the manufacturing process.In addition, a device history record (dhr) review was performed and verified that the results of the in-progress and final quality control (qc) testing met all requirements.Upon completion of the evaluation, there were no malfunctions that could have caused or contributed to the reported event.The cycler performed as designed and an associated cause could not be determined.
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