FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HCSG PENNSY HSP PHILDLPHIA PA1

MDR report key: 1047816 · Received May 16, 2008

Report

Report Number
1718850-2008-00011
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 16, 2008
Date of Event
March 28, 2008
Report Date
April 18, 2008
Manufacturer
SORIN GROUP USA, INC.
Product Code
DTN
PMA / PMN Number
PREAMENDMENT
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CSC14 IS MANUFACTURED BY INT'L AFFILIATE, AND IS A COMPONENT OF THE CUSTOM PERFUSION PACK MANUFACTURED BY SORIN GROUP USA, INC. THE CUSTOM PERFUSION PACK, CATALOG NUMBER 088118600, IS PRE-AMENDMENT DEVICE. ONE CSC14 CARDIOPLEGIA SET WAS RETURNED TO SORIN GROUP USA, INC. FOR EVAL. A VISUAL INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY OBVIOUS DEFECTS. THE RESIDUAL BLOOD SEEN IN THE DEVICE APPEARED CLOTTED. LEAK TESTING WAS PERFORMED ON THE DEVICE AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES CHALLENGING BOTH THE BLOOD SIDE AND WATER SIDE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER. NO LEAKS WERE IDENTIFIED. THE UNIT WAS RETURNED TO SORIN GROUP ITALIA FOR FURTHER EVAL. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED WITH INT'L AFFILIATE'S FINDINGS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PERFUSIONIST NOTICED THAT THE WATER CIRCULATING THROUGH THE CSC14 CARDIOPLEGIA UNIT HAD A PINK TINGE. THE SURGEON STATED THAT NO ADD'L CARDIOPLEGIA WAS REQUIRED FOR THE CASE AND THEREFORE, THE UNIT WAS NOT CHANGED OUT. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HCSG PENNSY HSP PHILDLPHIA PA1 CUSTOM PERFUSION PACK DTN SORIN GROUP USA, INC. NA 0803500152

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 76 YR