FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY

MDR report key: 2974259 · Received February 22, 2013

Report

Report Number
1416980-2013-04462
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 22, 2013
Date of Event
February 1, 2013
Report Date
February 1, 2013
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Product Code
FKX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THIS COMPLAINT WAS NOT CONFIRMED AND THE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE SAMPLE WAS NOT RETURNED TO BAXTER; THEREFORE, NO EVALUATION OR BATCH REVIEW COULD BE PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT HAD A SYSTEM ERROR (SE) 2240 DURING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) THERAPY; THERE WAS NO INFORMATION TO KNOW IF THE PATIENT WAS CONNECTED AT THE TIME OF THE ALARM. THE PATIENT'S NURSE WENT TO TAKE DOWN THE HOMECHOICE (HC) MACHINE AND NOTICED THE ALARM. SHE STATED THE PATIENT HAD ALREADY DISCONNECTED FROM THE MACHINE AND WAS UNABLE TO LET HER KNOW IF HE WAS CONNECTED AT THE TIME OF THE ALARM. THE TECHNICAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE (TSR) EXPLAINED THE ALARM AND ASSISTED WITH TROUBLESHOOTING. THE HC WAS OPERATIONAL AND A SWAP OF THE DEVICE WAS NOT NECESSARY. THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT BUT THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION INDICATED AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL REPORT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
78332 SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 HOMECHOICE