FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PD CYCLER 110 VOLT HOMECHOICEPRO AUTOMATED

MDR report key: 1052865 · Received May 27, 2008

Report

Report Number
1423500-2008-00409
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 27, 2008
Date of Event
December 1, 2007
Report Date
April 30, 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

EVAL SUMMARY: THE EVAL DID NOT CONFIRM ANY FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE DEVICE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THIS OVERFILL DISCOVERED DURING EVAL. BASED ON A REVIEW OF ALL AVAILABLE THERAPY LOG DATA, THE EVAL HAS DETERMINED THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE IS: INSUFFICIENT DRAIN/FALSE EMPTY DETECT AND USE ERROR, INITIAL DRAIN ALARM INAPPROPRIATELY PROGRAMMED AND/OR INSUFFICIENT DRAIN/MULTIPLE CYCLES ADVANCED TO FILL WHEN SLOW/NO FLOW CONDITION OCCURRED ABOVE THE MINIMUM DRAIN VOLUME THRESHOLD. THEREFORE, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE HP DRAINED THE MINIMUM DRAIN REQUIRED (85% OF THE FILL VOLUME AS PROGRAMMED IN THEIR HOMECHOICE) DURING PREVIOUS DRAIN CYCLES AND DRAINED THE REMAINING 15% AT A LATER POINT IN THERAPY (DRAIN 3). THE DEVICE WILL BE ROUTED TO THE SVC AREA.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING EVAL OF A RETURNED HOMECHOICE MACHINE, A POSSIBLE OVERFILL SITUATION WAS IDENTIFIED WHICH OCCURRED IN LATE 2007, DURING DRAIN CYCLE 3. THE PT'S ULTRAFILTRATION READING WAS 907ML INDICATING THE HOME PT (HP) DRAINED 907 ML MORE THAN THEIR PROGRAMMED FILL VOLUME OF 2300ML. THIS INFO GIVES A TOTAL DRAIN VOLUME OF 3207ML (2300ML + 907ML). DURING A FOLLOW-UP CALL WITH THE HOME PT'S (HP) NURSE, THE NURSE STATED THAT THE HP DID NOT REPORT EXPERIENCING ANY SYMPTOMS OF FULLNESS OR DISCOMFORT ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCIDENT. THE NURSE DID NOT HAVE ANY ADD'L INFO. HOWEVER, THE NURSE DID INDICATE THAT THE HP IS DOING FINE AND HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE PERITONEAL DIALYSIS THERAPY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. NO PT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS INDICATED AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL REPORT OR DURING THE FOLLOW-UP CALL WITH THE NURSE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PD CYCLER 110 VOLT HOMECHOICEPRO AUTOMATED 78FKX FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1