FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HEATER-COOLER SYSTEM 3T

MDR report key: 10903702 · Received November 25, 2020

Report

Report Number
9611109-2020-00657
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 25, 2020
Date of Event
September 1, 2020
Report Date
November 23, 2020
Manufacturer
LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND
Product Code
DWC
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OK, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. LIVANOVA (B)(4) MANUFACTURES THE HEATER-COOLER SYSTEM 3T . THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6). THE PATIENT BRIDGE WAS REPLACED AND THE ISSUE SOLVED. SUBSEQUENT FUNCTIONAL VERIFICATION TESTING WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES AND THE UNIT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE MOST LIKELY ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED CASE CAN BE TRACED BACK TO A CORRODED AND/OR DAMAGED BEARINGS OR ABRADED BUSHINGS, PROBABLY DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WHICH THE PUMPS WORKED IN, AS CONDENSATION CAUSED BY WATER INFILTRATION OR HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH LEVELS OF HUMIDITY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LIVANOVA (B)(4) RECEIVED A REPORT THAT A HEATER-COOLER SYSTEM 3T WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE PATIENT BRIDGE DURING A SERVICE ACTIVITY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1370285 HEATER-COOLER SYSTEM 3T CONTROLLER, TEMPERATURE, CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS DWC LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND 16-02-82

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1