FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HOMECHOICE PRO

MDR report key: 2232021 · Received September 1, 2011

Report

Report Number
1423500-2011-11601
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 1, 2011
Date of Event
August 10, 2011
Report Date
August 24, 2011
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - SINGAPORE
Product Code
FKX
PMA / PMN Number
K102936
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE HOMECHOICE (HC) DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND WAS EVALUATED BY THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB (PAL) FOR THE REPORTED ISSUE OF SYSTEM ERROR (SE) 1103 (HEATER PLATE FAILED). THE RETURN INSTRUMENT TEST/EVALUATION (RITE) FUNCTIONAL TEST FAILED SPECIFICATIONS FOR HEATER BAG TEMPERATURE FAILED. THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS CONFIRMED BY REVIEW OF THE LOGS BUT NOT DUPLICATED DURING PAL EVALUATION. POWER WAS CYCLED TO DEVICE AND A SHORT THERAPY WAS RUN WHILE BEING MONITORED IN CYCLER REMOTE TOOLBOX 8.800 TEMPMON. HEATER DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FUNCTIONING, DEVICE WAS ONLY SHOWING AMBIENT BAG TEMPERATURES AND NOT ATTEMPTING TO HEAT FLUID. RESISTANCE ACROSS HEATER PAN COILS WAS MEASURED AND FOUND TO NOT BE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. RESISTANCE MEASURES OPEN, INDICATING A FAILURE OF THE HEATER PAN. THE ASSIGNABLE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE AND THE RITE FUNCTIONAL TEST FAILURES IS DETERMINED TO BE A FAILED HEATER PAN. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE LOGS FOUND AN ADDITIONAL ISSUE SE 2330 (HEATER PLATE RUNAWAY), WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE A SYMPTOM OF THE REPORTED ISSUE, THEREFORE RELATED. THE ASSIGNABLE CAUSE FOR THE SE 2330 WAS UNDETERMINED. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE FOUND DURING EVALUATION TO MAKE A DETERMINATION. THE HEATER PAN WILL BE SCRAPPED DURING SERVICING.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED AT BAXTER FOR EVALUATION. HOWEVER, THE EVALUATION IS NOT COMPLETE AT THIS TIME. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED UPON COMPLETION OF THE DEVICE EVALUATION, OR IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A REVIEW OF THE LOGS OF A RETURNED HOMECHOICE (HC) MACHINE, THE BAXTER TECHNICIAN FOUND AN ADDITIONAL ISSUE SE2330 (HEATER PLATE RUNAWAY) WITH AN OCCURRENCE DATE OF (B)(6) 2011 AT 22:20.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR