FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HOMECHOICE AUTOMATED PD SET WITH CASSETTE

MDR report key: 3936159 · Received July 15, 2014

Report

Report Number
1416980-2014-22684
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
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED; THEREFORE, AN EVALUATION COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED. HOWEVER, AN IMPROPER DISCONNECTION FROM THE SETUP WAS REPORTED AND IS A KNOWN CAUSE OF THIS ALARM. USE ERRORS AND PROPER USER INSTRUCTIONS ARE ADDRESSED IN ¿THE HOMECHOICE AND HOMECHOICE PRO APD SYSTEMS PATIENT AT-HOME GUIDE¿ WHICH IS SHIPPED WITH EVERY HOMECHOICE DEVICE. THE GUIDE PROVIDES STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPERLY DISCONNECTING DURING EMERGENCIES AND FOR RETURNING TO THERAPY AFTER THE EMERGENCY DISCONNECT PROCEDURE. A FORMAL REVIEW OF THE LABEL FOR THE PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE CONDUCTED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HOME PATIENT (HP) HAD A SYSTEM ERROR (SE) 2240 (AIR IN LINE/SET) ON THE HOMECHOICE (HC) DEVICE DURING DRAIN 5 OF 5 OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) THERAPY, WHILE THE HP WAS CONNECTED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HP HAD DISCONNECTED FROM, AND RECONNECTED TO, THE SETUP DURING DWELL. THE HP DID NOT PRESS STOP WHEN DISCONNECTING. THE TECHNICAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (TSR) ASSISTED THE HP IN CLEARING THE ALARM AND REMOVING THE CASSETTE. THE TSR ALSO REVIEWED PROPER PROCEDURES, PER THE USER MANUAL, WITH THE HP. THE HP PLANNED TO COMPLETE THERAPY USING MANUAL SUPPLIES. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR ADVERSE EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
412681 HOMECHOICE AUTOMATED PD SET WITH CASSETTE SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MOUNTAIN HOME

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 39 YR HOMECHOICE