FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HOMECHOICE INTEGRATED APD SET WITH CASSETTE 3-PRONG

MDR report key: 366446 · Received December 12, 2001

Report

Report Number
1423500-2001-01738
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 12, 2001
Date of Event
November 14, 2001
Report Date
November 14, 2001
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
Product Code
FKX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

HOME PATIENT (HP) CONTACTED BAXTER'S TECHNICAL SERVICE CENTER (TSC) REGARDING A "CHECK LINES AND BAGS" MESSAGE THAT APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY OF THEIR HOMECHOICE MACHINE DURING THEIR AUTOMATED PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (APD) TREATMENT. REPORTEDLY, HP NOTED NO KINKS OR BENDS IN THE TUBING AND ALL CLAMPS WERE OPEN. IN AN ENDEAVOR TO FIX THE ISSUE, THE HP UNSPIKED ONE OF THEIR SUPPLY BAGS FROM THE SUPPLY LINE OF THE HOMECHOICE SET AND CONNECTED THE USED SUPPLY LINE TO A NEW SUPPLY BAG. WHEN THE HOMECHOICE MACHINE DIDN'T STOP ALARMING, THE HP CONTACTED THE TSC. THE TSC ASSISTED THE HP IN CLAMPING OFF THE REUSED SUPPLY LINE OF THE HOMECHOICE SET AND CONNECTING A NEW SUPPLY BAG TO AN UNUSED SUPPLY LINE OF THE HOMECHOICE SET, SO THE HP COULD COMPLETE THEIR THERAPY. PER HP'S FAMILY MEMBER AND HP'S RN, NO PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
56010 HOMECHOICE INTEGRATED APD SET WITH CASSETTE 3-PRONG HOMECHOICE CASSETTE FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION NA NA01

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN