FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HOMECHOICE AUTOMATED PD SET WITH CASSETTE

MDR report key: 3243182 · Received July 23, 2013

Report

Report Number
1416980-2013-19473
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 23, 2013
Date of Event
June 28, 2013
Report Date
June 28, 2013
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MOUNTAIN HOME
Product Code
FKX
PMA / PMN Number
K923065
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE CASSETTE WAS NOT RETURNED AND THE LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN; THEREFORE, A DEVICE ANALYSIS CANNOT BE COMPLETED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW-UP WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) THERAPY, A SYSTEM ERROR (SE) 2240 ALARM (AIR IN LINE) AND SE 2367 (FAIL SAFE SHUT DOWN) ALARM OCCURRED ON THE HOMECHOICE (HC) MACHINE DURING THE INITIAL DRAIN. THE BAXTER TECHNICAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (TSR) EXPLAINED THE ALARMS AND ASSISTED THE CAREGIVER (CG) TO CYCLE THE POWER TO CLEAR THE ALARMS. THE TSR THEN EXPLAINED THAT THE CG WOULD NEED TO START THE THERAPY OVER WITH NEW SUPPLIES AND ADVISED THE CG TO LET THE PATIENT?S REGISTERED NURSE (RN) KNOW ABOUT THE ALARM WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CG UNDERSTOOD THE EXPLANATIONS, THE ALARMS WERE CLEARED, THEY WOULD START OVER WITH NEW SUPPLIES AND CONTACT THE PATIENT'S RN. THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT; HOWEVER THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
343773 HOMECHOICE AUTOMATED PD SET WITH CASSETTE SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MOUNTAIN HOME

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 67 YR HOMECHOICE