LOCKING TITANIUM ADAPTER FOR PERITONEAL DIAL CATH
Report
- Report Number
- 1423500-2010-04643
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 19, 2010
- Date of Event
- July 1, 2009
- Report Date
- September 21, 2010
- Manufacturer
- BAXTER HEALTHCARE - SWINFORD
- Product Code
- KDJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K894783
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
AT A BAXTER PATIENT ADVISORY COUNCIL TEAM (PACT) MEETING ON 21 SEP 2010, A PATIENT REPORTED THAT THE TRANSFER SET HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM HIS CATHETER. UPON FOLLOW-UP WITH THE PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) REGISTERED NURSE (RN) ON 19 OCT 2010, THE PD RN STATED THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6) 2009. THE PATIENT USUALLY LET THE TRANSFER SET HANG LOOSE AND HAD GOTTEN THE CATHETER/TRANSFER SET CAUGHT IN THE RECLINER. THE HP STOOD UP FROM THE RECLINER AND THE CATHETER ADAPTER SEPARATED FROM THE CATHETER. THE HP WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR ISSUES UNRELATED TO PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD), WHERE THE PATIENT RECEIVED A NEW CATHETER ADAPTER AND TRANSFER SET AND WAS GIVEN PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTICS (ANCEF). THE TRANSFER SET AND CATHETER ADAPTER WERE DISCARDED. THE CATHETER ADAPTER HAD NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. THE PATIENT KNOWS THE PROPER PROCEDURES. THE TRANSFER SET HAD BEEN IN USE SINCE (B)(6) 2009 AND THE PATIENT HAD BEEN ON PD FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS. THE PATIENT PERFORMED AUTOMATED PD. THE CATHETER ADAPTER WAS A TITANIUM ADAPTER MADE BY BAXTER, PRODUCT CODE AND LOT NUMBER UNKNOWN. THE CATHETER WAS MADE BY QUENTIN, PRODUCT CODE AND LOT NUMBER UNKNOWN. THE CATHETER WAS SWITCHED OUT A MONTH AFTER THE INCIDENT AND THE CATHETER WAS DISCARDED AT THAT POINT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCKING TITANIUM ADAPTER FOR PERITONEAL DIAL CATH | SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE | KDJ | BAXTER HEALTHCARE - SWINFORD |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 YR |