FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LOCKING TITANIUM ADAPTER

MDR report key: 3013394 · Received March 20, 2013

Report

Report Number
1416980-2013-06743
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 20, 2013
Report Date
March 1, 2013
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - SWINFORD
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PO
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE REPORTED CONNECTION ISSUE WAS NOT CONFIRMED, BECAUSE A BATCH REVIEW AND SAMPLE EVALUATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED TO CONFIRM THE PROBLEM. THE PATIENT REPORTED A LOOSE CONNECTED, BUT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION TO DETERMINE AN ASSIGNABLE CAUSE FOR THE CONNECTION ISSUE. 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

ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A BREACH IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE, WHICH MAY HAVE LED TO PERITONITIS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AIR WAS INTRODUCED AT A LOOSE CONNECTION SITE BETWEEN THE TRANSFER SET AND THE TITANIUM ADAPTOR. IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF EFFLUENT CULTURE WERE PERFORMED, HOWEVER THE REPORTED PERITONITIS WAS CLASSIFIED AS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS. TREATMENT WAS NOT REPORTED. THE PATIENT WAS RECOVERING FROM THE PERITONITIS. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
116743 LOCKING TITANIUM ADAPTER SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEALTHCARE - SWINFORD

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other