FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

DIDECO COMPACTFLO EVO PH/M

MDR report key: 2038701 · Received March 25, 2011

Report

Report Number
1718850-2011-00032
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 25, 2011
Date of Event
November 1, 2010
Report Date
February 23, 2011
Manufacturer
SORIN GROUP ITALIA
Product Code
DTZ
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE ISSUE WAS DETECTED DURING PRIMING, THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT (B)(6). SORIN GROUP (B)(4) MANUFACTURES THE COMPACTFLO EVO PH/M OXYGENATOR. THIS MEDWATCH REPORT IS BEING FILED ON BEHALF OF SORIN GROUP (B)(4). SORIN GROUP (B)(4) RECEIVED A REPORT THAT THE OXYGENATOR DE-PRIMED DURING SETUP. THE ISSUE WAS DETECTED DURING PRIMING. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THE UNIT WAS NOT RETURNED TO SORIN GROUP (B)(4) FOR EVALUATION. WITHOUT THE PHYSICAL DEVICE TO EVALUATE, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED PROBLEM CANNOT BE DETERMINED. TWO OTHER UNITS FROM THE SAME FACILITY WERE RETURNED TO SORIN GROUP (B)(4) FOR EVALUATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE UNITS DE-PRIMED DURING SET-UP. TESTING OF THESE UNITS CONFIRMED A COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE WATER SIDE AND THE BLOOD SIDE COMPARTMENTS (MEDWATCH REPORT 1718850-2011-00025 AND 1718850-2011-00031). SORIN GROUP (B)(4) MANUFACTURES THE COMPACTFLO EVO OXYGENATOR. THIS OXYGENATOR IS NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE U.S. THEREFORE, THE 510(K) NUMBER IS NOT APPLICABLE. HOWEVER, THE EVO HEAT EXCHANGER IS USED IN SIMILAR OXYGENATORS DISTRIBUTED IN THE U.S. THE FACILITY REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE COUNTRY'S COMPETENT AUTHORITY. THE HEAT EXCHANGER IS REPRESENTATIVE OF HEAT EXCHANGERS FOUND IN OXYGENATORS MARKETED IN THE U.S. THEREFORE, THIS MEDWATCH REPORT IS BEING FILED AS A RESULT OF THESE ISSUES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SORIN GROUP (B)(4) RECEIVED A REPORT THAT THE OXYGENATOR DE-PRIMED DURING SETUP. THE ISSUE WAS DETECTED DURING PRIMING. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DIDECO COMPACTFLO EVO PH/M OXYGENATOR, EXTERNAL BUBBLE DTZ SORIN GROUP ITALIA 03482 1007280025

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1