FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DUAL LUMEN 31 FR RA TO PA ECMO CANNULA

MDR report key: 14512702 · Received May 26, 2022

Report

Report Number
14512702
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 26, 2022
Date of Event
May 19, 2022
Report Date
May 25, 2022
Manufacturer
SPECTRUM MEDICAL INC
Product Code
DWF
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
GA
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

SPECTRUM DUAL LUMEN RA (RIGHT ATRIUM) TO PA (PULMONARY ARTERY) CANNULA SEPARATED AT A JUNCTION AND ALLOWED AIR TO ENTRAIN INTO THE EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCUIT AND TO THE PATIENT'S VENOUS SYSTEM. RIGHT INTERNAL JUGULAR ECMO CANNULA (31 FR SPECTRUM) BEGAN TO ENTRAIN AIR INTO THE ECMO CIRCUIT. A FRACTURE IN ECMO CANNULA WAS NOTED AND THE PATIENT WAS TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO THE OR (OPERATING ROOM) FOR CANNULA REVISION. NO ACTUAL ADVERSE OUTCOMES IDENTIFIED FOR THE PATIENT RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR DUAL LUMEN 31 FR RA TO PA ECMO CANNULA, SPECTRUM (PER SITE REPORTER): ¿CEO FROM SPECTRUM MEDICAL STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS TYPE OF DELAMINATION HAPPENING ONCE BEFORE (I.E., THE DRAINAGE LUMEN COMING DETACHED FROM THE CONNECTOR HUB). THEIR INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS SUGGESTED THAT DETACHMENT IS POSSIBLE WHEN ALCOHOL COMES INTO CONTACT WITH GLUE." SPECTRUM HAS INTRODUCED A GENERATION 2 CANNULA, WITH HEAT SHRINKING FEP (FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PROPYLENE) MATERIAL THAT IS SHRUNK OVER THE GLUE JOINT THAT ¿REDUCES THE POSSIBILITY OF ALCOHOL COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE GLUE¿. SPECTRUM TO SHIP REPLACEMENTS TO HOSPITAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2030448 DUAL LUMEN 31 FR RA TO PA ECMO CANNULA CATHETER, CANNULA AND TUBING, VASCULAR, CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS DWF SPECTRUM MEDICAL INC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 18980 DA Male