FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 2942338 · Received February 4, 2013

Report

Report Number
1416980-2013-02858
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 4, 2013
Date of Event
December 1, 2012
Report Date
January 15, 2013
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). A SAMPLE IS NOT REQUIRED FOR USE ERROR AS THERE IS NO ALLEGATION AGAINST THE DEVICE. SINCE THE LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN, A BATCH REVIEW WAS NOT PERFORMED. THIS REPORT WAS CONFIRMED, AS IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE (DESCRIBED AS A TOUCH CONTAMINATION). THEREFORE THE ASSIGNABLE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE USER ERROR. 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. A REVIEW OF THE LABEL FOR THE PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE CONDUCTED. IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM THAT REVIEW, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM GLOBAL PHARMACOVIGILANCE (GPV) AND IS A SPONTANEOUS REPORT FROM A CONSUMER, WITH SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM A NURSE, OF TOUCH CONTAMINATION AND PERITONITIS (CULTURE POSITIVE (B)(6)) COINCIDENT WITH PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) THERAPY. ON (B)(6) 2012, THE PATIENT BEGAN CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (CAPD) THERAPY. THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED BAXTER CUSTOMER SERVICES AND REPORTED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. ON (B)(6) 2012, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PERITONITIS AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THE EVENT. THE CAUSE OF PERITONITIS WAS TOUCH CONTAMINATION. THE TREATMENT WAS NOT REPORTED. ON (B)(6) 2013, THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL. THE PATIENT WAS RECOVERING FROM THE EVENT. PD THERAPY WAS ONGOING. THE NURSE STATED THE PERITONITIS WAS UNRELATED TO DIANEAL THERAPY. ON (B)(6) 2013, PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE CONTACTED THE PERITONEAL DIALYSIS NURSE REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT HAD A HOME VISIT FROM THE NURSE AND THE NURSE RETRAINED THE PATIENT ON PROPER ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
46183 SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEALTHCARE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR Hospitalization DIANEAL LOW CALCIUM ULTRABAG.