FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HOMECHOICE

MDR report key: 3900482 · Received June 27, 2014

Report

Report Number
1416980-2014-20680
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 27, 2014
Date of Event
June 3, 2014
Report Date
June 4, 2014
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - LARGO
Product Code
FKX
PMA / PMN Number
K102936
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KS, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY BAXTER, BUT THE EVALUATION HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON COMPLETION OF THE EVALUATION OR IF ANY ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE HOMECHOICE DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND EVALUATED BY THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB (PAL). AN EXTERNAL/INTERNAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. TEMPERATURE CONFIRMATION TESTING WAS PERFORMED AND THE RESULTS WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE DEVICE WAS DETERMINED TO MEET ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS PER RITE (RETURNED INSTRUMENT TEST EVALUATION) TESTING. THE DEVICE FAILED RITE FUNCTIONAL TESTING AS FLUID WAS TRANSFERRED ABOVE THE ALLOWABLE SPECIFICATION RANGE DURING VOLUMETRIC ACCURACY TESTING. TEST ARTICLE, PISTON FOAM, WAS INSTALLED AND THE DEVICE PASSED SUBSEQUENT VOLUMETRIC ACCURACY TEST. UPON CONCLUSION OF THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DETERIORATED PISTON FOAM. THE PISTON FOAM WAS TO BE SCRAPPED AND THE DEVICE WAS SENT FOR SERVICING. SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT 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
377640 HOMECHOICE SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE - LARGO

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1