NGBCD & NGBCDP CARDIOPLEGIA DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Report
- Report Number
- 9680841-2022-00053
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 25, 2022
- Date of Event
- September 12, 2022
- Report Date
- March 24, 2023
- Manufacturer
- SORIN GROUP ITALIA SRL
- Product Code
- DTN
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
VERIFICATION OF PRODUCTION RECORDS CONFIRMED THAT NOTICED LOT WAS RELEASED AS CONFORM ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. REVIEW OF LIVANOVA COMPLAINTS DATABASE IDENTIFIED NO OTHER CASES NOTIFIED FROM THE MARKET FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. CONSIDERING THAT PHENOMENON WAS REPRODUCED DURING MOCK DEPRIMING TEST AT SENKO FACILITY WITHOUT ANY APPLICATION OF NEGATIVE PRESSURE, REPORTED EVENT WAS TRACED BACK TO PINCHED OR MISPLACED UMBRELLA VALVE. IN THIS REGARD, IT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED THAT THE UMBRELLA VALVE WAS NOT PERFECTLY SEATED IN ITS DEDICATED HOUSING UPON RECEIPT OF THE UNIT AT CUSTOMER SITE, MOST LIKELY DUE TO ACCIDENTAL MECHANICAL STRESSES APPLIED DURING THE TRANSPORTATION OF THE PRODUCT. THE RISK IS IN THE ACCEPTABLE REGION. NO SPECIFIC ACTION WAS CURRENTLY DEEMED NECESSARY. LIVANOVA WILL KEEP MONITORING THE MARKET.
PATIENT INFORMATION WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE COMPLAINED BCD VANGUARD IS A NON STERILE COMPONENT SOLD TO AN ASSEMBLER IN JAPAN. THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THE STERILE COMPONENEN IS UNKNOWN. THE COMPLAINED BCD VANGUARD (CATALOG NUMBER 050228J IS NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE USA, THEREFORE THE UDI IS NOT APPLICABLE. THE PRODUCT ITEM 050228J IS NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE USA, BUT IT IS SIMILAR TO THE BCD VANGUARD ITEM 050228, WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED IN THE USA (510(K) NUMBER: K934847). THE COMPLAINED BCD VANGUARD IS A NON STERILE COMPONENT SOLD TO AN ASSEMBLER IN JAPAN. THE MANUFACTURING DATE OF THE STERILE DEVICE IS UNKNOWN. SORIN GROUP ITALIA MANUFACTURES THE BCD VANGUARD. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN JAPAN. FOLLOW UP WITH THE CUSTOMER CLARIFIED THAT: - WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED, THE UNIT WAS FILLED WITH BLOOD, AND THE THREE-WAY STOPCOCK WAS NOT OPENED. THE CUSTOMER THINKS THAT THE EVENT WOULD NOT OCCUR DUE TO A POSITIONAL DROP. - THE UNIT WAS TESTED BY THE JAPANESE ASSEMBLER AND WATER IN THE CIRCUIT LEAKED OUT. ACCORIND TO SUBSEQUENT CLARIFICATION, AFTER THE FILLING OF THE UNIT, CLAMP ON INLET PORT WAS RELEASED AND THE LEVEL OF FLUID INSIDE THE UNIT DECREASED DUE TO AIR INTAKE FROM TOP AREA. IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THE REPORTED EVENT IS RECEIVED, IT WILL BE PROVIDED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.
SEE INITIAL REPORT.
SORIN GROUP ITALIA HAS RECEIVED A REPORT THAT, WHEN THE AORTIC CLAMP WAS OPENED AND THE PUMP WAS TURNED OFF, AIR WAS OBSERVED IN THE UPPER PART OF THE UNIT. SINCE A SMALL AMOUNT OF AIR WAS ALSO OBSERVED IN THE OPERATIVE FIELD CIRCUIT, AIR RELEASE WAS PERFORMED. THERE IS NO REPORT OF ANY PATIENT INJURY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2686827 | NGBCD & NGBCDP CARDIOPLEGIA DELIVERY SYSTEMS | RESERVOIR | DTN | SORIN GROUP ITALIA SRL | 2105250099 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown |