Fresenius Medical Care, who company which makes GranuFlo for use with dialysis patients, has been named in a wrongful death lawsuit.<\/p>\n
A Princeton, Indiana woman reportedly went for her regular dialysis appointment in 2011. She was given a dialysate made by Fresenius Medical Care, Granuflo, used to screen blood during hemodialysis.<\/p>\n
Two days later, the woman was found dead in her home. She had apparently suffered a heart attack. Her family filed a wrongful death, defective product lawsuit, suggesting the medical manufacturer deliberately hid the potentially fatal side-effects of the product. It further stated that the deceased and her health care providers were not advised of how dangerous the product could be. The lawsuit is asking $2 million in damages.<\/p>\n
Further information presented in court documents indicated Granuflo did not have a proper balance of bicarbonate and sodium acetate, which could lead to a heart attack and metabolic alkalosis. The sodium acetate is used (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fresenius Medical Care, who company which makes GranuFlo for use with dialysis patients, has been named in a wrongful death lawsuit. A Princeton, Indiana woman reportedly went for her regular dialysis appointment in 2011. She was given a dialysate made…<\/span><\/p>\n