FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HOMECHOICE CYCLER-REFURBISHED

MDR report key: 1053490 · Received May 28, 2008

Report

Report Number
1423500-2008-00425
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 28, 2008
Date of Event
March 3, 2008
Report Date
May 14, 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 EVALUATION DID NOT CONFIRM ANY FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE DEVICE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THIS OVERFILL IDENTIFIED DURING THE EVALUATION. BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE LOG DATA, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS OVERFILL WAS INSUFFICIENT DRAIN / MULTIPLE CYCLES ADVANCED TO FILL WHEN SLOW/NO FLOW CONDITION OCCURRED ABOVE THE MINIMUM DRAIN VOLUME THRESHOLD.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING EVALUATION OF A RETURNED HOMECHOICE DEVICE, A BAXTER TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED A POTENTIAL OVERFILL SITUATION. DURING DRAIN 3 OF THERAPY IN 2008, THE PATIENT HAD AN ULTRAFILTRATION (UF) OF 980ML FOLLOWING A FILL VOLUME OF 1200ML. THE NURSE STATED THAT SHE WAS AWARE THAT THIS PATIENT FREQUENTLY HAS SMALL DRAINS FOLLOWED BY LARGE DRAIN VOLUMES AND STATED IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS PATIENT. THE PATIENT DID NOT HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS OF OVERFILL. THE NURSE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION.

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