FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MINICAP EXTEND LIFE PD TRANSFSET W/TWIST CLAMP

MDR report key: 1943134 · Received December 30, 2010

Report

Report Number
1423500-2010-07439
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 30, 2010
Date of Event
November 8, 2010
Report Date
December 8, 2010
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MOUNTAIN HOME
Product Code
KDJ
PMA / PMN Number
K882498
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AS THE DATE OF ONSET OF THIS PERITONITIS EPISODE IS UNKNOWN THE SAMPLE WAS NOT REQUESTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). A BATCH REVIEW WAS PERFORMED FOR POTENTIALLY ASSOCIATED LOT (H10I14083), WITH NO ISSUES NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE USE ERROR- POOR ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. CURRENT LABELING PROVIDES AMPLE INSTRUCTIONS RELATED TO PREVENTION OF THE SUSPECTED USE ERROR IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. BAXTER HAS RECEIVED SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THE REPORTED PROBLEM. THE ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A FOLLOW UP FOR AN UNRELATED ALARM COMPLAINT ON ((B)(6) 2010) THE PATIENT INDICATED HE HAD AN INFECTION IN HIS PERITONEUM. THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED ON (B)(4) 2010 FROM ONE OF THE PATIENT'S PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) NURSES: THE PATIENT IS ON AND CONTINUES WITH PERITONEAL DIALYSIS . ON (B)(6) 2010, THE PATIENT REPORTED ABDOMINAL PAIN AND CLOUDY EFFLUENT DURING HIS CLINIC VISIT. THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BACTERIAL PERITONITIS ON (B)(6) 2010. THERE WAS NO EXIT SITE OR TUNNEL INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERITONITIS. ON (B)(6) 2010, THE PATIENT CALLED THE CLINIC TO REPORT THE ABDOMINAL PAIN AND CLOUDY EFFLUENT EVENTS WERE GETTING WORSE. THE PATIENT WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, AND WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL THE SAME DAY. THE ADMITTING DIAGNOSIS WAS PERITONITIS. THE PATIENT RECEIVED IP ANTIBIOTICS DURING HIS HOSPITAL STAY. ON (B)(6) 2010, THE ABDOMINAL PAIN AND CLOUDY EFFLUENT EVENTS WERE RESOLVED AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL. THE PATIENT CONTINUED TO TAKE IP ANTIBIOTICS AFTER HIS DISCHARGE FROM THE HOSPITAL. ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN (B)(6) 2010, THE PATIENT COMPLETED HIS IP ANTIBIOTIC REGIMEN. PER THE NURSE, THE PERITONITIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESOLVING. THE PERITONITIS EVENT WAS RELATED TO THE PATIENT NOT CONSISTENTLY WASHING HIS HANDS, AND NOT WEARING A MASK WHILE PREPARING FOR HIS PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) THERAPY. RETRAINING WAS PERFORMED SHORTLY AFTER THE PATIENT?S DISCHARGE FROM THE HOSPITAL. THE ABDOMINAL PAIN, CLOUDY EFFLUENT, AND PERITONITIS EVENTS WERE NOT RELATED TO THE PD SOLUTION OR DEVICES. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION WAS REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS EXPECTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MINICAP EXTEND LIFE PD TRANSFSET W/TWIST CLAMP SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MOUNTAIN HOME

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Hospitalization| R LOCAL (PD4) AMBUFLEX AND EXTRANEAL