HOMECHOICE
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
(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.
(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.
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 |