HOMECHOICE
Report
- Report Number
- 1416980-2014-39157
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 6, 2014
- Date of Event
- October 13, 2014
- Report Date
- October 13, 2014
- Manufacturer
- BAXTER HEALTHCARE - LARGO
- Product Code
- FKX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K102936
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4). THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND IN THE EVENT LOGS THAT WOULD INDICATE THE RITE FAILURE. REVIEW OF SERVICE HISTORY DATA REVEALED PREVIOUS DEVICE SERVICING DID NOT CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THE HOMECHOICE (HC) DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND EVALUATED BY THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB (PAL). THE DEVICE FAILED VOLUMETRIC ACCURACY TESTING. EXTERNAL/INTERNAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND PASSED. A VOLUMETRIC ACCURACY TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE DEVICE FAILED. TEMPERATURE WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. AN INSPECTION OF THE DOOR ASSEMBLY REVEALED THE DOOR PISTON WAS CRACKED AND THE DOOR PISTON FOAM DETERIORATED. THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILED VOLUMETRIC ACCURACY TEST WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CRACKED DOOR PISTON AND THE DETERIORATED DOOR PISTON FOAM. PAL RECOMMENDS SCRAPPING THE PISTON AND DOOR PISTON FOAM. THE DEVICE WAS SENT TO SERVICE. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
DURING EVALUATION OF A RETURNED HOMECHOICE DEVICE, A BAXTER TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THE HOMECHOICE MACHINE FAILED FLUID VOLUME ACCURACY TESTING. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 712805 | HOMECHOICE | SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY | FKX | BAXTER HEALTHCARE - LARGO |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |