HOMECHOICE PRO
Report
- Report Number
- 1416980-2014-23025
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 17, 2014
- Date of Event
- June 21, 2014
- Report Date
- June 22, 2014
- Manufacturer
- BAXTER HEALTHCARE - SINGAPORE
- Product Code
- FKX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K102936
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4). THE HOMECHOICE (HC) WAS RETURNED AND AN EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED. AN EVENT HISTORY LOG REVIEW VERIFIED THE REPORTED DRAIN VOLUMES AND INCREASED INTRA-PERITONEAL VOLUME (IIPV) CONDITION. THE LOGS ALSO INDICATED THAT THE INITIAL DRAIN ALARM SETTING WAS SET TO 0ML. THE DEVICE WAS DETERMINED TO MEET FUNCTIONAL AND ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS PER RETURNED INSTRUMENT TEST/EVALUATION (RITE) TESTING. THE DEVICE PASSED BOTH THE HOMECHOICE RITE ELECTRICAL TEST AND THE RITE FUNCTIONAL TEST AND WAS DETERMINED TO MEET PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS PER RITE TESTING. EXTERNAL / INTERNAL INSPECTION REVEALED NO PROBLEMS. A CHECK OF THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM FOUND THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM WORKING TO SPECIFICATIONS. A SHORT SIMULATED THERAPY WAS PERFORMED AND PASSED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO NON-CONFORMING PRODUCT IDENTIFIED RELATED TO THE REPORTED PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS FALSE EMPTY DETECT AND USE ERROR WITH INITIAL DRAIN ALARM SETTING INAPPROPRIATELY PROGRAMMED. THE HOMECHOICE / HOMECHOICE PRO APD SYSTEMS PATIENT AT-HOME GUIDE WARNS THAT SETTING THE I-DRAIN ALARM VOLUME TOO LOW OR OFF CAN RESULT IN AN INCOMPLETE INITIAL DRAIN FOLLOWED BY A FULL FILL. THIS CAN RESULT IN AN INCREASED INTRAPERITONEAL VOLUME (IIPV) SITUATION. 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.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A HOME PATIENT (HP) FELT OVERFILLED DURING DWELL 1 OF AUTOMATED PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (APD) THERAPY USING A HOMECHOICE (HC) DEVICE. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE HP PERFORMED A MANUAL FILL OF 2500ML PRIOR TO THERAPY. A TECHNICAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (TSR) INSTRUCTED THE HP TO PERFORM A MANUAL DRAIN. THE MANUAL DRAIN VOLUME TOTALED 5405ML. THE PRESCRIBED FILL VOLUME WAS 3000ML. THE TSR INITIATED A SWAP OF THE DEVICE AND DISCUSSED THE USE OF CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (CAPD) UNTIL A NEW DEVICE ARRIVED. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419785 | HOMECHOICE PRO | SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY | FKX | BAXTER HEALTHCARE - SINGAPORE |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 YR |