MINICAP
Report
- Report Number
- 1416980-2012-00784
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 26, 2012
- Date of Event
- August 1, 2012
- Report Date
- September 5, 2012
- Manufacturer
- BAXTER HEALTHCARE - CLEVELAND
- Product Code
- KDI
- PMA / PMN Number
- K895631
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KS, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
(B)(4). THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CONFIRMED. NO DEVICE MALFUNCTION OR USE ERROR WAS IDENTIFIED. NO ASSIGNABLE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED.
(B)(4). THIS REPORT OF PERITONITIS WAS RECEIVED WITH NO ALLEGED DEVICE MALFUNCTION OR USE ERROR; THEREFORE, A SAMPLE WAS NOT REQUESTED. BAXTER HAS CONDUCTED A TREND REVIEW AND FOUND THAT SIMILAR REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE REPORTED PROBLEM. BAXTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SIMILAR REPORTS TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 4 INVOLVED IN THIS PERITONITIS EVENT. A BATCH REVIEW WAS PERFORMED, AND NO ISSUES WERE DETECTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF LOTS GD892380, GD892372 AND GD891994.
THIS REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM GLOBAL PHARMACOVIGILANCE (GPV) AND IS A SPONTANEOUS REPORT FROM A NURSE IN (B)(6) OF SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND PERITONITIS IN A PATIENT COINCIDENT WITH DIANEAL PD4 AMBUFLEX AND EXTRANEAL VIAFLEX THERAPIES FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD). DIANEAL AND EXTRANEAL THERAPIES WERE ONGOING. DURING A CALL WITH BAXTER CUSTOMER SERVICES, THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, APPROXIMATELY THE WEEK OF (B)(6) 2012, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND CLOUDY PD EFFLUENT. ON (B)(6) 2012, THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR SHORTNESS OF BREATH. THE PATIENT RECEIVED UNSPECIFIED ANTIBIOTICS FOR THE EVENT. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, DURING THE HOSPITALIZATION THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PERITONITIS. THE CAUSE OF PERITONITIS AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH WAS UNKNOWN. ON (B)(6) 2012, THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT THE PATIENT WAS RECOVERING FROM THE EVENT OF PERITONITIS. PER THE NURSE, THE EVENT OF PERITONITIS WAS UNRELATED TO DIANEAL THERAPY.
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 | 65 YR | Hospitalization| R | EXTRANEAL VIAFLEX| HOMECHOICE| DIANEAL PD4 AMBUFLEX |