FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

HOMECHOICE

MDR report key: 1822982 · Received September 1, 2010

Report

Report Number
1423500-2010-03075
Event Type
Death
Date Received
September 1, 2010
Date of Event
July 9, 2010
Report Date
August 9, 2010
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - LARGO
Product Code
FKX
PMA / PMN Number
K053512
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE BAXTER PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB (PAL) FOR EVALUATION. UPON COMPLETION OF EVALUATION, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE DEVICE WAS EVALUATED BY THE BAXTER PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB (PAL) AND WAS DETERMINED TO MEET FUNCTIONAL AND ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS PER RETURNED INSTRUMENT TEST EVALUATION (RITE) TESTING. THE DEVICE PASSED THE RITE ELECTRICAL TEST AND THE RITE FUNCTIONAL TEST. REVIEW OF THE DEVICES ALARM LOG CONFIRMED THE LDV ALARM REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2010. REVIEW OF THE THERAPY AND EVENT LOGS REVEALED THE LAST THERAPY PERFORMED USING THE DEVICE WAS INITIATED (B)(6) 2010 ENDING (B)(6) 2010 AND WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. CONTINUED DEVICE LOG REVIEW REVEALED 2 INCREASED INTRAPERITONEAL VOLUME (IIPV) HAD OCCURRED. PAL EVALUATED THE DEVICE AND NO FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS IDENTIFIED THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED DIFFICULTY OF THE IIPVS FOUND IN THE DEVICE LOGS. THE DEVICE FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE'S PREVIOUS SERVICE RECORD REVEALED NO ISSUES THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE IIPVS FOUND IN THE LOGS OR THE PATIENT EXPIRATION. THE ASSIGNABLE CAUSE OF THE 2 IIPVS FOUND IN THE DEVICE LOGS WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE TIDAL ULTRA FILTRATION (UF) REMOVAL BEING SET TOO LOW. BAXTER HAS CONDUCTED A TREND REVIEW AND FOUND THAT SIMILAR REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE REPORTED PROBLEM. THE ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS THROUGH (B)(4). A SERVICE HISTORY REVIEW WAS PERFORMED REVEALING THE REPORTED CONDITION IS NOT RELATED TO ANY PREVIOUS REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THIS DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING EVALUATION OF A RETURNED HOMECHOICE MACHINE, AN INCREASED INTRA-PERITONEAL VOLUME (IIPV) EVENT WAS IDENTIFIED WHICH OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2010 DURING DRAIN CYCLE 6. THE PATIENT'S DRAIN VOLUME VOLUME WAS 4393ML. THE LARGEST PRESCRIBED FILL VOLUME WAS 2300ML. THIS MEETS IIPV CRITERIA. NO PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED. THE EVALUATION DID NOT CONFIRM ANY FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE DEVICE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THIS IIPV DISCOVERED DURING EVALUATION. BASED ON A REVIEW OF ALL AVAILABLE THERAPY LOG DATA, THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE IIPV WAS DETERMINED TO BE INSUFFICIENT DRAIN. USE ERROR, TIDAL UF REMOVAL SET TOO LOW.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HOMECHOICE SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE - LARGO

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 72 YR Death (B)(4) DIANEAL LOW CAL, SINGLE BAG DEXTROSE 1.50%?