FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY

MDR report key: 4173556 · Received October 15, 2014

Report

Report Number
1416980-2014-35935
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 15, 2014
Date of Event
September 20, 2014
Report Date
September 21, 2014
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MOUNTAIN HOME
Product Code
FKX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS, NO EVALUATION COULD BE PERFORMED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT REUSED SINGLE USE SUPPLIES. 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 INSTRUCTS THE USER NOT TO ATTEMPT TO REUSE ANY DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES AND WARNS THE USER NOT TO REPLACE EMPTY SOLUTION BAGS OR RECONNECT DISCONNECTED SOLUTION BAGS DURING THERAPY. IT ALSO WARNS THE USER THAT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF THE FLUID OR FLUID PATHWAYS CAN RESULT IF DISPOSABLES ARE REUSED. A FORMAL REVIEW OF THE LABEL FOR THE PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE CONDUCTED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS OBTAINED, THEN A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HOME PATIENT HAD REUSED SINGLE-USE SUPPLIES WHILE THEY WERE PERFORMING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) THERAPY ON THE HOMECHOICE DEVICE. THE CARE GIVER EXPLAINED THAT DURING THE THERAPY, ONE OF THE SOLUTION BAGS BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE SETUP AND THEY RECONNECTED THE BAG. THERE WERE NO ALARMS OR AIR NOTED. 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
652860 SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MOUNTAIN HOME

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 48 YR HOMECHOICE