FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY

MDR report key: 3971220 · Received July 31, 2014

Report

Report Number
1416980-2014-24845
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 31, 2014
Date of Event
July 8, 2014
Report Date
July 8, 2014
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
Product Code
FKX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AS THE CASSETTE WAS NOT RETURNED AND THE LOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN, A DEVICE ANALYSIS COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A HOMECHOICE (HC) CASSETTE WAS LEAKING DURING THE PRIMING PHASE OF AUTOMATED PERITONEAL DIALYSIS THERAPY. THE HOME PATIENT (HP) WAS NOT CONNECTED AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVED LEAK. A TECHNICAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE HELPED THE HP END THERAPY AND REMOVE THE CASSETTE. THE HP INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO VISIBLE HOLES IN THE CASSETTE, ALL CONNECTIONS WERE STABLE, AND NO MOISTURE WAS FOUND IN THE CASSETTE DOOR. THE HP COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK. 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
446607 SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 HOMECHOICE