FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 2241767 · Received September 9, 2011

Report

Report Number
1423500-2011-11976
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 9, 2011
Date of Event
January 1, 2011
Report Date
August 24, 2011
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). 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 510K NUMBER WILL NOT BE PROVIDED IN THE MDR AS THE PRODUCT CODE AND LOT NUMBER ARE UNKNOWN. SINCE THE LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN, NO BATCH REVIEW WILL BE PERFORMED. BAXTER HAS RECEIVED SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THE REPORTED PROBLEM. THE ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS. THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED CONDITION OF PERITONITIS IS USE ERROR - POOR ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS IS A SPONTANEOUS REPORT BY A CONSUMER FROM THE USA OF PERITONITIS IN A PATIENT COINCIDENT WITH DIANEAL PD4 AMBUFLEX THERAPY. DURING A CALL WITH BAXTER CUSTOMER SERVICES, THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT MADE A MISTAKE OR CAUSED TOUCH CONTAMINATION WHICH RESULTED IN PERITONITIS ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. THE PATIENT WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED AND TREATMENT FOR THE EVENTS WAS NOT REPORTED. THE OUTCOME OF THE PATIENT MADE MISTAKE/TOUCH CONTAMINATION WAS NOT REPORTED. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, THE PATIENT WAS RECOVERING FROM THE PERITONITIS. THERAPY WITH DIANEAL WAS ONGOING. CONCOMITANT MEDICATIONS WERE NOT REPORTED. THE REPORTER DID NOT PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF CAUSALITY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEALTHCARE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 82 YR Hospitalization DIANEAL PD4 AMBUFLEX