HEART LUNG MACHINE
Report
- Report Number
- 8010762-2021-00424
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 3, 2021
- Date of Event
- July 25, 2021
- Report Date
- November 25, 2021
- Manufacturer
- MAQUET CARDIOPULMONARY GMBH
- Product Code
- KFM
- PMA / PMN Number
- K991864
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KS
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE INITIAL FAILURE DESCRIPTION WAS THAT THE ROTAFLOW DISPLAYED THE ERROR MESSAGE "HEAD ERROR" DURING PATIENT TREATMENT. THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RESTARTED TO SOLVE THE REPORTED FAILURE. NO PATIENT HARM HAS OCCURRED. A GETINGE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS ON SITE ON 2021-08-23 TO CHECK THE AFFECTED ROTAFLOW CONSOLES (SERIAL#(B)(6)) AND ROTAFLOW DRIVE (SERIAL#(B)(6)). THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE REPORTED FAILURE. AS A PRECAUTION THE RF CONTROL BOARD PCBA KIT (MATERIAL#701034051) ON ALL THREE OF THE AFFECTED CONSOLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE ROTAFLOWS ARE WORKING AS INTENDED. THE AFFECTED RF CONTROL BOARD PCBA KIT (SERIAL#(B)(6)) WERE SENT BACK TO MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. ON 2021-11-11 THE LIFE-CYCLE-ENGINEERING (LCE) WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE REPORTED FAILURE "HEAD ERROR". THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED AS A DEFECTIVE COMMUNICATION LINE DRIVER IC22 ON THE CONTROL BOARD PCBA. THE INCOMING SIGNAL FROM THE RFD (ROTAFLOW DRIVE) IS NOT TRANSFERRED TO THE PROCESSOR OF THE CONTROLLER BOARD. AS COMMUNICATION TO THE RFD IS NOT POSSIBLE, THE MESSAGE ¿ERROR HEAD¿ IS DISPLAYED AND THE SYSTEM IS NOT RELEASED FOR OPERATION. BASED ON THESE INVESTIGATION RESULTS THE REPORTED FAILURE COULD BE CONFIRMED. A DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW (DHR) WAS PERFORMED ON 2021-11-25 AND THE DHR DOES NOT SHOW ANY ABNORMALITY OR ISSUE THAT IS RELATED OR COULD HAVE LED TO THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT. THE OCCURRENCE RATE RELATED TO THE REPORTED ISSUE IS CURRENTLY BEING MONITORED AS PART OF MAQUET CARDIOPULMONARY¿ S TRENDING PROGRAM AND ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS OR CORRECTIONS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN CASE OF ADVERSE TRENDING. THE OCCURRENCE RATE WAS CALCULATED FOR THE REPORTED ISSUE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS IS NOT A SYSTEMIC ISSUE. THEREFORE, NO REMEDIAL ACTION IS REQUIRED.
COMPLAINT ID: (B)(4).
A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THREE ROTAFLOW DEVICES ((B)(4)) DISPLAYED THE ERROR MESSAGE ¿HEAD ERROR¿ DURING PATIENT TREATMENT. THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RESTARTED TO SOLVE THE REPORTED FAILURE. THE FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE REPORTED FAILURE. COMPLAINT ID: (B)(4).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1166474 | HEART LUNG MACHINE | PUMP, BLOOD, CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, NON-ROLLER TYPE | KFM | MAQUET CARDIOPULMONARY GMBH | ROTAFLOW |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | Required Intervention |