FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HOMECHOICE

MDR report key: 3182917 · Received June 21, 2013

Report

Report Number
1416980-2013-16177
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 21, 2013
Date of Event
March 4, 2013
Report Date
May 30, 2013
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - SINGAPORE
Product Code
FKX
PMA / PMN Number
K102936
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MX
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO BAXTER, AND THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETE. THIS COMPLAINT IS AN ANCILLARY SERVICE EVENT. THE REPORTED DIFFICULTY OF AN IIPV EVENT WAS CONFIRMED THROUGH AN EVENT HISTORY LOG REVIEW. THE CAUSE WAS FALSE EMPTY DETECT AND USE ERROR, INAPPROPRIATE BYPASS OF THE LOW DRAIN VOLUME ALARM, NOT INCLUDING I-DRAIN. A REVIEW OF THE FOLLOWING LABELING WAS PERFORMED: HOMECHOICE / HOMECHOICE PRO APD SYSTEMS PATIENT AT-HOME GUIDE, DOCUMENT NUMBER 07-19-63-293 JULY 28, 2010. SECTION 15 "TROUBLESHOOTING" ON PAGES 15-50 TO 15-53 GIVES INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BYPASS LDV ALARM. THE WARNING ON PAGE 15-50 STATES "BYPASSING A LOW DRAIN VOLUME ALARM CAN LEAVE FLUID IN THE PERITONEAL CAVITY AND RESULT IN AN INCREASED INTRAPERITONEAL VOLUME (IIPV) SITUATION. IIPV COULD RESULT IN A FEELING OF ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT, SERIOUS INJURY, OR DEATH. IF ANY PATIENT, OR PATIENT CAREGIVER, SUSPECTS THE PATIENT HAS IIPV DURING A TREATMENT, PRESS STOP IMMEDIATELY, THEN PRESS ? AND INITIATE A MANUAL DRAIN. THE MANUAL DRAIN PROCEDURE IS LOCATED IN 15.5, MANUAL DRAIN PROCEDURE, ON PAGE 15-59. SEE 15.8, INCREASED INTRAPERITONEAL VOLUME (IIPV), ON PAGE 15-65 IF IIPV IS SUSPECTED. ADDITIONAL CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MONITOR FOR IIPV SYMPTOMS FOR THOSE PATIENTS NOT ABLE TO COMMUNICATE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION TO THE CAREGIVER DURING TREATMENT, SUCH AS SMALL CHILDREN OR INFANTS." THE NOTE ON PAGE 15-53 STATES "IF YOU DO NOT ENCOUNTER A DRAIN NOT FINISHED ALARM, OR IF YOU BYPASS WHILE THE LOW DRAIN VOLUME ALARM IS PRESENT, YOUR NEXT FILL VOLUME WILL EQUAL YOUR PRESCRIBED FILL VOLUME." IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A FOLLOW-UP WILL BE SENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING EVALUATION OF A RETURNED HOMECHOICE MACHINE, ONE INCREASED INTRA-PERITONEAL VOLUME (IIPV) EVENT WAS IDENTIFIED WHICH OCCURRED IN THE THERAPY INITIATED ON (B)(6) 2013 22:40:36. DURING NIGHT DRAIN CYCLE FOUR, THE PATIENT'S ULTRAFILTRATION READING WAS 1636ML, INDICATING THE HOME PATIENT (HP) DRAINED 1636ML MORE THAN THEIR MAXIMUM PROGRAMMED FILL VOLUME OF 2500ML. THIS INFORMATION MEETS IIPV CRITERIA. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
282755 HOMECHOICE SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE - SINGAPORE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1