PERFORMER CPB SUPPORT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 3003793891-2009-00001
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 6, 2009
- Date of Event
- January 9, 2009
- Report Date
- February 26, 2009
- Manufacturer
- RAND S.R.L.
- Product Code
- DTQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K052555
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AZ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ANALYSIS: A FIELD SERVICE TECH PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TESTING OF THE INSTRUMENT. THE INSTRUMENT PERFORMED NORMALLY THROUGHOUT TESTING, OPERATING AS DESIGNED. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, THE PM1 ROLLER HEAD WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. CONCLUSION: FUNCTIONAL TESTING OF THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY ABNORMALITIES THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE PM1 MOTOR FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN ON ITS OWN. THE USER REVIEWED THE ANALYSIS REPORT AND WAS SATISFIED THAT THE INSTRUMENT WAS FUNCTIONING APPROPRIATELY. ADDITIONAL INFO FROM THE USER INDICATED THE INCIDENT WAS A MGMT ISSUE AND NOT AN EQUIPMENT ANOMALY. MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS USED TO EMPTY THE HEART AFTER SUBSEQUENT FIBRILLATION, DUE TO LV DISTENTION. THE PT FULLY RECOVERED POST-OPERATIVE AND DID NOT DEMONSTRATE ANY ILL EFFECTS FROM THE PERIOD OF LV DISTENSION DURING SURGERY. A REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY TRENDS.
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFO THAT DURING THE CABG PROCEDURE WITH A LARGE MALE PT, AS THE CROSS CLAMP WAS REMOVED, THE LEFT VENTRICLE (LV) WAS NOT ABLE TO BE EMPTIED. THE HEART DEFIBRILLATED SPONTANEOUSLY AND BEGAN TO DISTEND AND HIGH NEGATIVE VLP SPIKES AND ALARMS WERE OBSERVED. THE BLOOD FLOW WAS MANIPULATED, BUT CONTINUED TO OBSERVE THE HIGH NEGATIVE VLP SPIKES, DESPITE THE PHYSICIAN CONFIRMING THE RIGHT ATRIUM WAS FULL. THE LV CONTINUED TO DISTEND UNTIL THE HEART FIBRILLATED. THE PHYSICIAN PLACED A SECOND VENT LINE WHICH WAS ADDED TO THE PM1 ROLLER OF THIS INSTRUMENT, HOWEVER, AFTER THE ADDITION OF THE SECOND LINE COULD NOT TURN ON ITS OWN. THE TUBING PLACEMENT IN THE ROLLER WAS VERIFIED AND THE USER HAND CRANKED A FEW TIMES TO ENSURE THE TUBING WAS NOT BINDING. THE PM1 ROLLER WOULD STILL NOT TURN UNDER IT'S OWN POWER. EVENTUALLY, THE PM1 ROLLER DID START TO TURN ON IT'S OWN. IN THE MEANTIME, THE PHYSICIAN MADE AN INCISION IN THE LV AND USED A CELL WASHER SUCKER TO EMPTY THE CHAMBER. AFTER THE LV WAS EMPTY, THE HEART WAS DEFIBRILLATED AND NORMAL BLOOD FLOW WAS ACHIEVED. THE PT WAS SUCCESSFULLY WEANED FROM BYPASS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PERFORMER CPB SUPPORT SYSTEM | DTQ | RAND S.R.L. | R5100052 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention | WAS A MODEL 36/46 MFG BY EDWARDS LIFESCIENCE.| THE VENOUS CANNULA USED IN THIS CABG PROCEDURE |