FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MINICAP

MDR report key: 2210684 · Received August 12, 2011

Report

Report Number
1423500-2011-10672
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 12, 2011
Date of Event
June 1, 2011
Report Date
July 27, 2011
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - CLEVELAND
Product Code
KDI
PMA / PMN Number
K895631
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AS THE DATE OF ONSET OF THIS PERITONITIS EPISODE IS UNKNOWN AND PATIENTS DISCARD SUPPLIES AFTER EACH THERAPY, THE SAMPLE WAS NOT REQUESTED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 4 INVOLVED IN THIS PERITONITIS EVENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). A BATCH REVIEW WAS PERFORMED FOR POTENTIALLY ASSOCIATED LOT NUMBERS GD885301, GD885293, GD884445 AND GD883520 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE CAUSE OF THE PERITONITIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE USE ERROR- POOR ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. THE LABEL REVIEW FOUND THE LABELING ADEQUATE FOR THE USE ERROR IN THIS COMPLAINT. BAXTER HAS RECEIVED SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THE REPORTED PROBLEM. THE ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS THROUGH CAPA (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A FOLLOW UP CALL BY BAXTER PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE ON A SEPARATE REPORT OF PERITONITIS ON THE SAME PATIENT, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE PATIENT'S PERITONEAL DIALYSIS NURSE (PDN). THE PDN REPORTED THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A SEPARATE EPISODE OF PERITONITIS IN (B)(6) 2011, WHICH WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE COINCIDENT WITH DIANEAL 2.5 AMBUFLEX AND EXTRANEAL THERAPIES. THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THIS EPISODE OF BACTERIAL PERITONITIS ON (B)(6) 2011 AND WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE THE PATIENT BEGAN TREATMENT WITH DIANEAL 2.5 AMBUFLEX AND EXTRANEAL THERAPIES (DOSES, FREQUENCIES, AND LOT NUMBERS NOT REPORTED). THE PATIENT WAS RECEIVING HIS TREATMENT USING THE HOMECHOICE CYCLER. THE PDN STATED THERE WAS NO EXIT SITE OR TUNNEL INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERITONITIS. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT BEGAN REMEDIAL THERAPY WITH AN UNSPECIFIED ANTIBIOTIC (DOSE AND FREQUENCY NOT REPORTED). THE PDN STATED THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF PERITONITIS WAS CONTAMINATION/ BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. THE PDN ADDED THAT THE PRIMARY CAREGIVER IS THE PATIENT'S WIFE AND IF THE WIFE IS NOT AVAILABLE, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT AN UNTRAINED FAMILY MEMBER COULD STEP IN TO HELP WITH THE THERAPY. THE NURSE ADDED THE PATIENT IS NOT CAPABLE OF DOING HIS OWN THERAPY. DIANEAL 2.5 AMBUFLEX AND EXTRANEAL THERAPIES WERE ONGOING. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT RECOVERED FROM THE PERITONITIS. THE OUTCOME OF THE BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE WAS NOT REPORTED. CONCOMITANT MEDICATIONS WERE NOT REPORTED. THE NURSE STATED THE PERITONITIS WAS NOT RELATED TO A DIANEAL 2.5 AMBUFLEX, EXTRANEAL, HOMECHOICE THERAPIES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MINICAP DIALYZER, HIGH PERMEABILITY WITH OR WITHOUT SEALED DIALYSATE SYSTEM KDI BAXTER HEALTHCARE - CLEVELAND

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 72 YR Required Intervention HOMECHOICE| EXTRANEAL| DIANEAL 2.5 AMBUFLEX