FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

CELL SAVER ELITE AUTOTRANSFUSION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 10252297 · Received July 9, 2020

Report

Report Number
1219343-2020-00064
Event Type
Death
Date Received
July 9, 2020
Date of Event
May 20, 2020
Report Date
June 10, 2020
Manufacturer
HAEMONETICS CORPORATION
Product Code
CAC
UDI-DI
30812747016357
PMA / PMN Number
K120586
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
501

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

B5: FOLLOWING SECTION WAS UPDATED TO INCLUDE ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

MULTIPLE ERROR MESSAGES WERE DISPLAYED ON THE SYSTEM: LONG EMPTY, AIR DETECTED EARLY, AND PARTIAL BOWL.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

LIMITED PATIENT INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED AT THIS TIME. HAEMONETICS SENT A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER TO EVALUATE THE CELL SAVER® ELITE® AUTOTRANSFUSION SYSTEM IN ORDER TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS, THE MACHINE WAS FOUND TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND DID NOT HAVE ANY DEFECTS WHICH REQUIRED REPAIR. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A DEVICE MALFUNCTION FOUND.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON JUNE 10 2020 HAEMONETICS WAS NOTIFIED OF A PATIENT FATALITY WHICH HAD OCCURRED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE PATIENTS' PROCEDURE, UTILIZING THE CELL SAVER® ELITE® AUTOTRANSFUSION SYSTEM AND CELL SAVER® ELITE SET - 225ML. A LONG EMPTY ERROR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE 6TH CYCLE OF THE RETURN PROCESS, CYCLES WERE CONTINUED TILL END OF OPERATION. A TOTAL BLOOD VOLUME OF 1748ML WAS PROCESSED AND THERE WAS NO REPORTED IMPACT TO PATIENTS' HEALTH. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS REPORTED TO BE UNKNOWN, A COPY OF THE CORONER'S REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
714298 CELL SAVER ELITE AUTOTRANSFUSION SYSTEM CS ELITE PROCESSING KIT, 225ML CAC HAEMONETICS CORPORATION CSE-P-225 0618031 30812747016357

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death