FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 3023350 · Received March 27, 2013

Report

Report Number
1416980-2013-07418
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 27, 2013
Date of Event
February 1, 2013
Report Date
February 26, 2013
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Product Code
KDJ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). PER BAXTER LABELING, USERS ARE INSTRUCTED TO USE ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE WHEN PERFORMING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS THERAPY. A REVIEW OF THE LABEL FOR THE PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE CONDUCTED. 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 RELEVANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT EXPERIENCED A BREACH IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE COINCIDENT WITH THERAPY FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD). ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT'S TECHNIQUE WAS OBSERVED IN THE PD CLINIC. THE PATIENT WAS NOTED TO PUT HER MASK ON AND RUN HER HANDS THROUGH HER HAIR AFTER WASHING HER HANDS. SHE ALSO PERFORMED HER EXCHANGES VERY RAPIDLY. THE PATIENT WAS RETRAINED IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. THE CAUSE AND OUTCOME OF THE BREACH IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE WAS UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
124991 SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEALTHCARE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 43 YR HOMECHOICE, DIANEAL PD4 ULTRABAG| EXTRANEAL VIAFLEX