FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SARNS CENTRIFUGAL PUMP

MDR report key: 1051213 · Received May 23, 2008

Report

Report Number
1124841-2008-00016
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 23, 2008
Date of Event
May 5, 2008
Report Date
May 6, 2008
Manufacturer
TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORP.
Product Code
KFM
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE RETURNED SAMPLE WAS VISUALLY EXAMINED AND LEAK TESTED. THIS EVAL CONFIRMED THE REPORTED COMPLAINT. ALL UNITS ARE LEAK TESTED DURING PRODUCTION AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY PRODUCTION RELATED PROBLEMS IN THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT RECORDS CONFIRMED THAT THIS LOT NUMBER HAS BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY. THE DEVICE LABELING DOES ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUCH AN OCCURRENCE WITH SPECIFIC CAUTIONS TO MONITOR THE PUMP (AND STOP INFUSION) IF THERE IS AIR DETECTED. ALL AVAILABLE INFO HAS BEEN PLACED ON FILE IN QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR APPROPRIATE TRACKING, TRENDING AND FOLLOW-UP.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT DURING PRIMING OF THE CIRCUIT, THE PERFUSIONIST NOTICED AIR IN THE CENTRIFUGAL PUMP HEAD. THE UNIT WAS CHANGED OUT PRIOR TO THE START OF THE BYPASS PROCEDURE. THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO PT INVOLVEMENT. ADD'L EVENT SPECIFIC INFO IS NOT AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SARNS CENTRIFUGAL PUMP CENTRIFUGAL PUMP KFM TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORP. NA KC29

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA