FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HOMECHOICE

MDR report key: 3162294 · Received June 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
1416980-2013-14953
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 11, 2013
Date of Event
May 31, 2013
Report Date
May 31, 2013
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - LARGO
Product Code
FKX
PMA / PMN Number
K102936
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): THE HOMECHOICE WAS RETURNED AND EVALUATED BY THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS LABORATORY (PAL). THE DEVICE PASSED THE HC RETURN INSTRUMENT TEST/EVALUATION (RITE) ELECTRICAL TEST BUT FAILED RITE FUNCTIONAL TEST DUE TO FAILED VOLUME TRANSFERRED COMPARISON. THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED IN OPERATIVE AND IN GOOD CONDITION. AN EXTERNAL/INTERNAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND PASSED. VOLUMETRIC ACCURACY TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE DEVICE FAILED. TEMPERATURE CONFIRMATION TESTING WAS PERFORMED AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS VERIFIED TO BE WITHIN SPECIFICATION. INSPECTED DOOR ASSEMBLY AND FOUND A CRACKED DOOR PISTON AND DETERIORATED PISTON FOAM. THE CAUSE FOR THE RITE FAILURE OF FAILED VOLUME TRANSFERRED COMPARISON WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY DETERIORATED PISTON FOAM. DOOR PISTON AND FOAM WERE SCRAPPED. THE DEVICE WAS SENT TO SERVICING. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A FOLLOW-UP WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING EVALUATION OF A RETURNED HOMECHOICE (HC) DEVICE, A BAXTER TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THE HC MACHINE FAILED FLUID VOLUME ACCURACY TESTING. DEVICE FAILED DURING EVALUATION, NO PATIENT INVOLVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
262275 HOMECHOICE SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE - LARGO

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1