FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HOMECHOICE AUTOMATED PD SET WITH CASSETTE

MDR report key: 2873049 · Received December 13, 2012

Report

Report Number
1416980-2012-07319
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 13, 2012
Date of Event
December 1, 2012
Report Date
December 5, 2012
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MOUNTAIN HOME
Product Code
FKX
PMA / PMN Number
K923065
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). PER THE CUSTOMER, THE SAMPLE WAS DISCARDED AND THE LOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN; THEREFORE, NO EVALUATION OR BATCH REVIEW COULD BE PERFORMED. BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF A SAMPLE AND LOT NUMBER, THE REPORTED PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED AND A ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). PER THE CUSTOMER, THE SAMPLE WAS DISCARDED AND THE LOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN; THEREFORE, NO EVALUATION OR BATCH REVIEW COULD BE PERFORMED. BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF A SAMPLE AND LOT NUMBER, THE REPORTED PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED AND A ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED BAXTER'S SERVICE CENTER REGARDING A LOW DRAIN VOLUME ALARM (LDV), WHICH OCCURRED ON THE HOMECHOICE (HC) DURING USE, DURING INITIAL DRAIN. THE HOME PATIENT (HP) STATED THEY HAD A WHITE LINE IN THE PATIENT LINE. THE HP STATED IT HAD HAPPENED BEFORE WITH THE REGISTERED NURSE (RN) PRESENT BUT THE RN SAID TO CONTINUE WITH THERAPY AND THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THE TECHNICAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (TSR) ADVISED THE HP TO LET THE RN KNOW ABOUT WHITE LINE IN THE PATIENT LINE. THE TSR ADVISED THE HP TO CONTINUE WITH THERAPY. THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT BUT NO PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION INDICATED AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL REPORT. PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE SPOKE WITH THE REGISTERED NURSE (RN) ON (B)(6) 2012 AND THE RN STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE "WHITE LINE IN THE PATIENT LINE," THE HP HAD NO HISTORY OF FIBRIN, AND THE RN DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS FIBRIN. THE RN STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PATIENT WAS REFERRING TO. THE RN STATED THAT AS FAR AS THEY KNEW, THE HP IS COMPLETING THERAPY ON THE HC SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION REPORTED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HOMECHOICE AUTOMATED PD SET WITH CASSETTE SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MOUNTAIN HOME

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 56 YR HOMECHOICE