FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIBERTY CYCLER SET, SINGLE CONN./EXT. DL

MDR report key: 4121412 · Received July 28, 2014

Report

Report Number
8030665-2014-00577
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 28, 2014
Date of Event
June 25, 2014
Report Date
June 26, 2014
Manufacturer
REYNOSA MANUFACTURING
Product Code
FKX
PMA / PMN Number
K043363
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR PHYSICAL EVALUATION AND THE FAILURE MODE CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. HOWEVER, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE DEVICE MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THERE WERE NO DEVIATIONS OR NON-CONFORMANCES DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IN ADDITION, THE BATCH RECORD REVIEW CONFIRMED THE LABELING, MATERIAL, AND PROCESS CONTROLS WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) PATIENT'S HUSBAND REPORTED FINDING A FLUID LEAK FOLLOWING HIS WIFE'S TREATMENT. HE WAS PREPARING THE CYCLER FOR HER NEXT TREATMENT WHEN HE REMOVED THE CASSETTE AND FOUND A FLUID LEAK. THE PATIENT WAS SWITCHED TO MANUAL TREATMENT. THE SET WAS DISCARDED. DURING FOLLOW UP, THE PATIENT'S HUSBAND REPORTED THAT HIS WIFE HAD PASSED AWAY (B)(6) 2014. DURING ADDITIONAL FOLLOW UP, THE PATIENT'S PD NURSE REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE INTERVENTION FOR THIS LEAK INCIDENT. HER DEATH WAS NOT RELATED TO THIS EVENT OR HER PD TREATMENT. SHE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM PD TREATMENT THE DAY BEFORE HER PASSING DUE TO UNRELATED PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND EXTENDED ILLNESS. THE NURSE REPORTED SHE HAD DIFFICULTY EATING OR SWALLOWING WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO HER PASSING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
440058 LIBERTY CYCLER SET, SINGLE CONN./EXT. DL FKX REYNOSA MANUFACTURING 13SR08059

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 PD SOLUTIONS| LIBERTY CYCLER