FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HOMECHOICE AUTOMATED PD SET WITH CASSETTE

MDR report key: 3935417 · Received July 15, 2014

Report

Report Number
1416980-2014-22641
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 15, 2014
Date of Event
June 20, 2014
Report Date
June 20, 2014
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MOUNTAIN HOME
Product Code
FKX
PMA / PMN Number
K102936
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED AND THE LOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN; THEREFORE, A DEVICE ANALYSIS COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. HOWEVER, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT LINE WAS NOT PROPERLY PRIMED PRIOR TO THE PATIENT CONNECTING. THE HOMECHOICE AND HOMECHOICE PRO APD SYSTEMS PATIENT AT-HOME GUIDE, WHICH IS SHIPPED WITH EVERY HOMECHOICE DEVICE PROVIDES STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPERLY PRIMING THE DISPOSABLE SET AND SAYS TO VERIFY THAT THE PATIENT LINE IS PROPERLY PRIMED. IT WARNS THE USER NOT TO CONNECT TO THE PATIENT LINE UNLESS THE FLUID LEVEL IS AT OR NEAR THE CONNECTOR AT THE END OF THE DISPOSABLE SET PATIENT LINE. A FORMAL REVIEW OF THE LABEL FOR THE PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE CONDUCTED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS OBTAINED, THEN A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HOME PATIENT (HP) REALIZED THAT THE PATIENT LINE WAS NOT FULLY PRIMED AFTER CONNECTING TO IT AND STARTING THE INITIAL DRAIN ON THE HOMECHOICE (HC) DEVICE. THE TECHNICAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (TSR) EXPLAINED THAT ONCE THE INITIAL DRAIN HAS STARTED, THE HP WOULD NEED TO START OVER WITH NEW SUPPLIES. THE HP DISCONNECTED AND THE TSR EXPLAINED WHY THE HP WOULD BE UNABLE TO GO BACK AND RE-PRIME. THE TSR ASSISTED THE HP WITH ENDING THE THERAPY AND EXPLAINED HOW TO RE-PRIME IN THE FUTURE. THE HP WAS GOING TO SET UP WITH ALL NEW SUPPLIES. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION INDICATED AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
413452 HOMECHOICE AUTOMATED PD SET WITH CASSETTE SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MOUNTAIN HOME

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR HOMECHOICE