FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBE CENTRYSYSTEM 3

MDR report key: 133735 · Received November 22, 1997

Report

Report Number
1713683-1997-00382
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 22, 1997
Report Date
October 23, 1997
Manufacturer
GAMBRO HEALTHCARE
Product Code
FII
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE GAMBRO HEALTHCARE SERVICE REP WHO REPAIRED THIS MACHINE DID NOT IDENTIFY THIS EVENT AS BEING MDR-REPORTABLE. IT WAS NOT UNTIL A ROUTINE AUDIT BY QA ON 11/21/1997 THAT AN MDR-REPORTABLE EVENT WAS IDENTIFIED. THE MDR WAS THEN FILED. BECAUSE THE EVENT WAS NOT IDENTIFIED BY THE SERVICE REP, NO COMPONENT WAS RETURNED TO THE MFR FOR FAILURE INVESTIGATION. THE SERVICE REP DID, HOWEVER, DETERMINE THE FAILURE MODE IN THE FIELD.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

INSUFFICIENT WEIGHT REMOVAL DUE TO UF (ULTRAFILTRATION) PUMP DIAPHRAGM FAILURE. THERE WAS NO PT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBE CENTRYSYSTEM 3 DIALYSIS CONTROL UNIT FII GAMBRO HEALTHCARE NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other