FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RENAL - DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 1892535 · Received November 8, 2010

Report

Report Number
1423500-2010-05423
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 8, 2010
Date of Event
October 1, 2010
Report Date
October 16, 2010
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(6). 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 THE PRODUCT CODE AND LOT NUMBER ARE UNKNOWN. BAXTER HAS RECEIVED SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THE REPORTED PROBLEM. BAXTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SIMILAR REPORTS TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN (B)(6) 2010, THE PATIENT BEGAN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) THERAPY. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE IN 2010, A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE OCCURRED, DESCRIBED AS THE PATIENT MADE A MISTAKE. ON (B)(6) 2010, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED PERITONITIS. LAB TESTS WERE NOT PERFORMED. ON (B)(6) 2010, THE PATIENT BEGAN TREATMENT WITH REFLIN 1 GM ONCE DAILY INTRAPERITONEALLY (IP), TOBRAMYCIN 40 MG ONCE DAILY IP, AND HEPARIN 0.5 ML THREE TIMES DAILY IP. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PERITONITIS WAS A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. PD THERAPY WAS ONGOING. THE PERITONITIS WAS RESOLVING. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE RESOLVED. CONCOMITANT MEDICATIONS WERE NOT REPORTED. THE REPORTER BELIEVED THE PERITONITIS WAS RELATED TO THE BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. THE REPORTER DID NOT PROVIDE AN OPINION OF CAUSALITY FOR THE BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE.

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 65 YR Required Intervention DIANEAL PD2 ULTRABAG