FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HOMECHOICE AUTOMATED PD SYSTEM 115 VOLT

MDR report key: 163080 · Received April 17, 1998

Report

Report Number
1423500-1998-01245
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 17, 1998
Date of Event
March 19, 1998
Report Date
March 19, 1998
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP
Product Code
FKX
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTS HOMEPATIENT USING HOMECHOICE CYCLER FOR AUTOMATED PERITONEAL DIALYSIS THERAPY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PERITONITIS. ON 3/19/1998, HOME PT PRESENTED TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT HOSP AND WAS GIVEN ANTIBIOTICS, HOME PT WAS NOT ADMITTED TO HOSP BUT RETURNED HOME SAME NIGHT ON 3/19/1998. HOME PT WAS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS FOR 10 DAYS. HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL STATES THAT CAUSE OF PERITONITIS EVENT WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED AND EVENT HAS SINCE BEEN RESOLVED. HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL INDICATED NO PRODUCT FAILURE OCCURRED AND SHE DID NOT FEEL HOME PT TECHNIQUE WAS THE CAUSE OF PERITONITIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HOMECHOICE AUTOMATED PD SYSTEM 115 VOLT HOMECHOICE FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR Other