FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HOMECHOICE CYCLER-REFURBISHED

MDR report key: 1032296 · Received April 21, 2008

Report

Report Number
1423500-2008-00269
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 21, 2008
Date of Event
March 8, 2008
Report Date
March 8, 2008
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE,
Product Code
FKX
PMA / PMN Number
K012988
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE COVER OF THE DEVICE WAS OPENED AND AN OVERALL GENERAL INTERNAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE DEVICE. NO PROBLEMS WERE REVEALED AND ALL CONNECTIONS APPEARED CORRECT AND SECURE. A TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE POWER ENTRY MODULE. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE INSIDE OF POWER ENTRY MODULE WAS CHARRED. THE REPORTED PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED AND DUPLICATED DURING EVALUATION. THE ASSIGNABLE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE CHARRED POWER ENTRY MODULE DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BAXTER'S TECHNICAL SERVICE CENTER TO REPORT SMOKING AND THE SMELL OF "BURNING" WITH THE HOME CHOICE (HC) MACHINE DURING SET UP. PER THE INITIAL REPORT, THE TECHNICAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (TSR) INSTRUCTED THE HOME PATIENT (HP) TO UNPLUG THE HC; HP WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE HC. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION INDICATED AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL REPORT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HOMECHOICE CYCLER-REFURBISHED 78FKX FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE,

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1