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Liberty® 026-20036ARecalls & reported problems

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. · Liberty® Drain Line · Class 2

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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
1

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00840861101115), received between Nov 26, 2021 and Nov 26, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Recalls naming this device

  1. Apr 28, 2021Terminated

    Exposed to freezing temperatures due to refrigerated truck malfunctions

    Z-2085-2021 · Root cause: Environmental control · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Fall1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryNov 26, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) PATIENT REPORTED THAT THEY FELL DOWN AFTER TRIPPING OVER THE DRAIN LINE FROM THE PREVIOUS NIGHT¿S TREATMENT. THE PATIENT REQUIRED ASSISTANCE WITH GETTING UP AND PRESENTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM (ER) TO HAVE FLUID DRAINED FROM THEIR KNEES. THE PATIENT CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE NOT CONNECTED TO THE CYCLER WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. THE PATIENT¿S PD REGISTERED NURSE STATED DURING FOLLOWUP THAT THE PATIENT¿S FALL WAS DUE TO A HISTORY OF LOWER EXTREMITY WEAKNESS THAT IS RELATED TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND UNRELATED TO PD THERAPY. IT WAS STATED ANY FLUID THAT HAD TO BE REMOVED WAS DUE TO FLUID RETENTION FROM POORLY CONTROLLED CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT HAS ADVANCING END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE WITH MEMBRANE FAILURE. THE PATIENT PLANS TO TRANSITION TO HEMODIALYSIS (HD) FOR RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY AS PD IS NO LONGER SUFFICIENT. IT WAS CONFIRMED THE PATIENT¿S FALL OVER THEIR DRAIN LINE, FLUID REMOVAL FROM THEIR KNEES AND THE ASSOCIATED ED VISIT WERE NOT DUE TO A DEFICIENCY OR MALFUNCTION OF ANY FRESENIUS PRODUCT(S) OR DEVICE(S). THE PATIENT CONTINUES CCPD THERAPY ON A NEWLY RECEIVED LIBERTY SELECT CYCLER WITH PLANS TO TRANSIT

    Patient problems: Fall

    MAUDE report 12878193 ↗

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