FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

AUTOMATED PD SET W/CASSETTE4 PRONG

MDR report key: 1790575 · Received August 10, 2010

Report

Report Number
1423500-2010-02330
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 10, 2010
Date of Event
July 16, 2010
Report Date
July 19, 2010
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MOUNTAIN HOME
Product Code
FKX
PMA / PMN Number
K923065
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AS THE DATE OF ONSET OF THIS PERITONITIS EPISODE IS UNKNOWN AND PATIENTS DISCARD SUPPLIES AFTER EACH THERAPY, THE SAMPLE WAS NOT REQUESTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE ROOT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE USE ERROR. A BATCH REVIEW WAS PERFORMED FOR POTENTIALLY ASSOCIATED LOT NUMBERS H10D26088 AND H10E09503 WITH NO ISSUES NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. CURRENT LABELING PROVIDES AMPLE INSTRUCTIONS RELATED TO PREVENTION OF THE SUSPECTED USE ERROR IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. SIMILAR REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE REPORTED PROBLEM. BAXTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SIMILAR REPORTS TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED. THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING ONE LOW CREATININE (CRE) PATIENT RESULT GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY ANALYZER. THE CUSTOMER REPEATED THE RESULT ON ANOTHER INSTRUMENT AND PROVIDED A NORMAL RESULT. THE ERRONEOUS RESULT WAS STOPPED FROM BEING REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY BY VALIDATION RULES. PATIENT TREATMENT WAS NOT AFFECTED IN THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS IS A SPONTANEOUS REPORT BY A NURSE OF A HOMECHOICE PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENT WHO DEVELOPED PERITONITIS WITH A POSITIVE CULTURE FOR (B)(6). DURING A CALL WITH BAXTER CUSTOMER SERVICES, THE REPORTING NURSE STATED THAT THE PATIENT MADE MISTAKE, TOUCH CONTAMINATION OCCURRED AND THE PATIENT DID NOT WEAR A MASK (ONSET DATE NOT REPORTED). ON (B)(6) 2010, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED PERITONITIS AND WAS HOSPITALIZED THE SAME DAY. IN (B)(6) 2010, A PERITONEAL EFFLUENT CULTURE WAS PERFORMED WHICH WAS POSITIVE FOR (B)(6). TREATMENT INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE PERITONITIS RESOLVED. PER THE NURSE, THE PERITONITIS WITH CULTURE POSITIVE FOR (B)(6) WAS NOT RELATED TO PERITONEAL DIALYSIS THERAPY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AUTOMATED PD SET W/CASSETTE4 PRONG SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MOUNTAIN HOME UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR Hospitalization| R 1.5% 3L/3L DIANEAL2.5% 3L/3L DIANEAL4.25% 3L/3