FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CLEAN FLASH

MDR report key: 1222101 · Received November 5, 2008

Report

Report Number
1423500-2008-00889
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 5, 2008
Date of Event
September 3, 2008
Report Date
October 6, 2008
Manufacturer
MED-TECH LTD
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A REQUEST FOR THE RETURN OF THE DEVICE HAS BEEN MADE. SHOULD THE DEVICE BE RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED UPON COMPLETION OF AN EVALUATION OF IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE FOREIGN FACILITY REPORTED THAT A MALE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED IN 2008, FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF PERITONITIS AFTER USING DIANEAL AND EXTRANEAL SOLUTION AND A UV FLASH DEVICE. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH SEFIROM. THE NEXT DAY, METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) WAS DETECTED FROM THE PATIENT'S EXIT CATHETER SITE. THE PERITONEAL CULTURE WAS NEGATIVE AT THIS TIME. IN THE SAME MONTH, THE WHITE BLOOD CELL (WBC) COUNT IN THE EFFLUENT WAS 1130/MM3. THE PATIENT RECEIVED SULPERAZON AS TREATMENT FOR AN UNKNOWN LENGTH OF THERAPY. THE FOLLOWING MONTH, THE PATIENT HAD NOT YET RECOVERED. TWO DAYS LATER, THE PERITONEAL EFFLUENT WAS CLEAR. THE NURSE INDICATED THAT SHE THOUGHT THAT THE EVENT WAS POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE UV FLASH DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CLEAN FLASH 78KDJ KDJ MED-TECH LTD

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R