FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RENAL - DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 1792014 · Received August 10, 2010

Report

Report Number
1423500-2010-02355
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 10, 2010
Date of Event
July 1, 2010
Report Date
July 19, 2010
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). BAXTER HAS RECEIVED SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THE REPORTED PROBLEM. A LABELING REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED AND FOUND TO ADEQUATE FOR THE POTENTIAL USE ERROR(S) IN THE COMPLAINT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICES INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT WERE UNKNOWN. AS THE DATE OF ONSET OF THIS PERITONITIS EPISODE IS UNKNOWN AND PATIENTS DISCARD SUPPLIES AFTER EACH THERAPY, THE SAMPLE WAS NOT REQUESTED. A 510(K) NUMBER WILL NOT BE PROVIDED IN THE EMDR AS THIS PRODUCT IS MANUFACTURED FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. AND DOES NOT HAVE A 510(K) NUMBER. HOWEVER, IT IS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME AS OR SIMILAR TO PRODUCT DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE U.S.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VENTILATOR FAILED THE INTERNAL LEAKAGE TEST AND THE PRESSURE TRANSDUCER TEST DURING PRE-USE CHECK. (B)(4)

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS IS A REPORT BY A BAXTER EMPLOYED NURSE FROM (B)(6) OF PERITONITIS. A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE WAS REPORTED. ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE OCCURRED, DESCRIBED AS THE "PATIENT MADE A MISTAKE, DID NOT WEAR A MASK AND AREA NOT CLEAN BEFORE STARTING DIALYSIS." ON (B)(6) 2010 THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PERITONITIS. NO CULTURE OR PERITONEAL EFFLUENT ANALYSIS WAS DONE. ON (B)(6) 2010 THE PATIENT BEGAN REMEDIAL THERAPY WITH FORTUM (1GM, DAILY, IP) AND REFLIN (1GM, TID, IP). THERAPY WAS ONGOING AS WELL AS REMEDIAL THERAPY WITH REFLIN AND FORTUM CONTINUED. IT WAS NOT REPORTED WHETHER THE PATIENT WAS RETRAINED IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE OR IF IT RESOLVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RENAL - DISPOSABLE SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR Required Intervention