FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIBERTY CYCLER SET, SINGLE CONN./EXT. DL

MDR report key: 8741800 · Received June 27, 2019

Report

Report Number
8030665-2019-00978
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 27, 2019
Date of Event
May 31, 2019
Report Date
June 27, 2019
Manufacturer
ERIKA DE REYNOSA, S.A. DE C.V.
Product Code
FKX
UDI-DI
00840861100750
PMA / PMN Number
K043363
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PLANT INVESTIGATION: AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER, A PHYSICAL EVALUATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. A BATCH RECORDS REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE REPORTED LOT. THERE WERE NO NON-CONFORMANCES OR ABNORMALITIES IDENTIFIED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS WHICH COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT. THE ENTIRE LOT HAS BEEN SOLD AND DISTRIBUTED. IN ADDITION, A DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW WAS PERFORMED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE RESULTS OF THE IN-PROGRESS AND FINAL QUALITY CONTROL (QC) TESTING MET ALL REQUIREMENTS. THE LOT MET ALL SPECIFICATIONS FOR RELEASE. A PRODUCT HISTORY REVIEW DID NOT REVEAL A PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT. AS A PHYSICAL EVALUATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED, A DEFINITIVE CONCLUSION REGARDING THE REPORTED INCIDENT COULD NOT BE REACHED AND A CAUSE COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) PATIENT DISCOVERED A FLUID LEAK ON THE INSIDE OF THE CASSETTE DOOR OF THEIR CYCLER AFTER ENDING THEIR (PD) TREATMENT. THE PATIENT REPORTED RECEIVING AN AIR DETECTED IN CASSETTE ALARM DURING FILL ONE OF FIVE, AND THE TREATMENT WAS CANCELLED. IT IS UNKNOWN AT WHICH POINT IN THERAPY THE LEAK MAY HAVE BEGUN. THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK IS UNKNOWN. THE PATIENT WAS ADVISED TO DISCONTINUE THE USE OF THEIR CYCLER AND FOLLOW UP WITH THEIR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS NURSE (PDRN). A NEW CYCLER WAS ISSUED TO THE PATIENT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ALTERNATE TREATMENT OPTION WAS AVAILABLE. UPON FOLLOW UP, THE PATIENT STATED THEY WERE TRAINED ON PERFORMING STAT DRAINS, AS WELL AS MANUAL PERITONEAL DIALYSIS THERAPY IF NEEDED, AND CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE PERITONEAL DIALYSIS TREATMENT USING MANUAL SUPPLIES IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CYCLER. THE PATIENT CONFIRMED THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS, ADVERSE EVENTS, INJURIES, NOR WAS MEDICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THE REPORTED EVENT. THE PATIENT HAS RECEIVED A NEW CYCLER WHICH IS WORKING WELL AND IS CONTINUING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS THERAPY WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE PATIENT CONFIRMED THAT THE CASSETTE USED WAS LEFT WITH THE CYCLER TO BE RETURNED FOR PHYSICAL EVALUATION BY THE MANUFACTURER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
532441 LIBERTY CYCLER SET, SINGLE CONN./EXT. DL SYSTEM, PERITONEAL, AUTOMATIC DELIVERY FKX ERIKA DE REYNOSA, S.A. DE C.V. 18KR08803 00840861100750

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR