FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

SIII 3-POS CONSOLE

MDR report key: 1288969 · Received January 14, 2009

Report

Report Number
1718850-2008-00037
Event Type
Death
Date Received
January 14, 2009
Date of Event
December 8, 2008
Report Date
December 15, 2008
Manufacturer
SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND, (SORIN GROUP USA, INC. IS DISTRIBUTOR)
Product Code
DTQ
PMA / PMN Number
K950990
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MFR NARRATIVE. THE SIII PUMP IS MANUFACTURED BY ANOTHER COUNTRY'S MFR AND DISTRIBUTED. A SORIN GROUP USA, INC. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS DISPATCHED TO THE FACILITY TO EVALUATE THE PUMP. THE SORIN GROUP USA, INC. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FOUND NO PROBLEMS AND DETERMINED THAT THE SIII PUMP WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. SORIN GROUP USA REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED THE PERFUSIONIST AND THE HOSPITAL'S RISK MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVE IN AN ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN MORE INFO REGARDING THE EVENT. HOSPITAL PERSONNEL DECLINED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFO TO SORIN GROUP USA, INC. REPRESENTATIVES. THE FACILITY DID NOT RETURN THE PUMP TO SORIN GROUP USA. AS A RESULT, NO FURTHER EVALUATION CAN BE PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BASED ON INFO PROVIDED TO SORIN GROUP USA, INC., THE HOSPITAL BRIEFLY LOST POWER DURING AN ECMO CASE, REPORTEDLY DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AND/OR RENOVATION. THE HOSPITAL'S BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER REPORTED THAT THE NURSE(S) BELIEVED THE PUMP WAS SLOWING DOWN, AND PROCEEDED TO HAND CRANK THE PUMP. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT LATER EXPIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SIII 3-POS CONSOLE PERFUSION SYSTEM DTQ SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND, (SORIN GROUP USA, INC. IS DISTRIBUTOR) NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death