LIBERTY SELECT CYCLER ASSY(NON-VALUATED)
Report
- Report Number
- 0002937457-2023-00420
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 21, 2023
- Date of Event
- December 19, 2022
- Report Date
- March 21, 2023
- Manufacturer
- CONCORD MANUFACTURING
- Product Code
- FKX
- UDI-DI
- 00840861102068
- PMA / PMN Number
- K181108
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MS, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
PLANT INVESTIGATION: THE ACTUAL DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR PHYSICAL EVALUATION. AN EXTERIOR VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED CYCLER SHOWED NO SIGNS OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE. UPON POWER UP, THE CYCLER TOUCH SCREEN TEST FAILED; THE DISPLAY REMAINED DIM. IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE CAUSE FOR THE DIM SCREEN WAS DUE TO AN INTERNAL SHORT PRESENT ON THE TRANSFORMER OF THE INVERTER BOARD. A KNOWN GOOD INVERTER BOARD WAS INSTALLED TO CONTINUE TESTING. A VOLTAGE CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND PASSED. A SIMULATED TREATMENT POST-ACCELERATED STRESS TEST WAS PERFORMED AND PASSED. THE IQ DRIVE SUCCESSFULLY RECORDED THE TREATMENT DATASHEET. AN INTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED CYCLER ENCOUNTERED VISUAL INDICATIONS OF DRIED FLUID WITHIN THE RECESS OF THE BOTTOM COVER ADJACENT TO THE PUMP. THE CAUSE OF THE ENCOUNTERED DRIED FLUID COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. A MUSHROOM HEAD CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND PASSED. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW WAS PERFORMED AND SHOWED THAT THE CYCLER HAD A DIM DISPLAY CAUSED BY A FAILING INVERTER BOARD. THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED BY REPLACING THE FRONT PANEL ASSEMBLY ON (B)(6) 2022. UPON COMPLETION OF THE EVALUATION, THE DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED, AND THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN INTERNAL SHORT ON THE TRANSFORMER OF THE INVERTER BOARD.
A PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) PATIENT REPORTED TO TECHNICAL SUPPORT (TS) THAT THEY RECEIVED THE IQ DRIVE NOT DETECTED MESSAGE DURING THE END OF TREATMENT PHASE OF THEIR PD TREATMENT. THE CYCLER SUBSEQUENTLY ALARMED WITH THE MWD ¿ WATCHDOG TIMER ERROR. THE PATIENT TRIED REBOOTING THE CYCLER; HOWEVER, THE MWD ¿ WATCHDOG TIMER ERROR ALARM PERSISTED. AT THAT POINT IN TIME, THE TS REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THE PATIENT TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE CYCLER AND A REPLACEMENT CYCLER WAS ISSUED TO THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT WAS ALSO ADVISED TO NOTIFY THEIR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS REGISTERED NURSE (PDRN) OF THE REPLACEMENT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WOULD PERFORM AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF PD THERAPY. UPON FOLLOW UP, THE PATIENT CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES EXPERIENCED AND NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THE REPORTED EVENT. THE PATIENT REPORTEDLY COMPLETED THEIR TREATMENT. THE CYCLER WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR PHYSICAL EVALUATION. UPON EVALUATION OF THE CYCLER BY THE MANUFACTURER, AN INTERNAL SHORT WAS IDENTIFIED ON THE TRANSFORMER OF THE INVERTER BOARD.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 356371 | LIBERTY SELECT CYCLER ASSY(NON-VALUATED) | SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY | FKX | CONCORD MANUFACTURING | 180343 | 00840861102068 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | DELFLEX PD FLUID.| LIBERTY CYCLER SET. |