FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HOMECHOICE CYCLER-REFURBISHED

MDR report key: 1883160 · Received October 26, 2010

Report

Report Number
1423500-2010-04940
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 26, 2010
Date of Event
September 6, 2010
Report Date
October 3, 2010
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - LARGO
Product Code
FKX
PMA / PMN Number
K053512
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED, AND THE EVALUATION IS IN PROCESS. A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON COMPLETION OF THE EVALUATION OR IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED AND EVALUATED BY THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB (PAL). THE DEVICE PASSED BOTH THE HOMECHOICE RETURN INSTRUMENT TEST / EVALUATION (RITE) ELECTRICAL TEST (B)(4) AND THE RITE FUNCTIONAL TEST (B)(4). THE PAL EVALUATED THE DEVICE AND NO FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS IDENTIFIED THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE IIPV FOUND IN THE DEVICE LOGS. THE DEVICE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY DURING PAL TESTING. THE ASSIGNABLE CAUSE OF THE IIPV IN THE LOGS WAS DETERMINED TO BE: INSUFFICIENT DRAIN - FALSE EMPTY DETECT AT INITIAL DRAIN AND AT PREVIOUS THERAPY LAST DRAIN. 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 REVEALED NO PREVIOUS SERVICE THAT COULD BE RELATED TO THE REPORTED CONDITION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF A RETURNED HOMECHOICE DEVICE, A BAXTER TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED AN INCREASED INTRA-PERITONEAL VOLUME (IIPV) WHICH OCCURRED DURING DRAIN CYCLE 1. THE DRAIN VOLUME WAS 4265 ML. THIS DRAIN VOLUME MEETS OVERFILL CRITERIA. AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL CALL RELATED TO THIS DEVICE, THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY OR ALLEGATION OF OVERFILL.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR