CAPIOX FX ADVANCE HOLLOW FIBER OXYGENATOR W INTEGRATED AF W HARDSHELL RES.
Report
- Report Number
- 1124841-2025-00075
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- October 3, 2025
- Date of Event
- August 29, 2025
- Report Date
- December 19, 2025
- Manufacturer
- TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION
- Product Code
- DTZ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K151791
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO FDA IN ACCORD WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS ¿ AND AS INDICATED BY TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS IN THE INITIAL REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE FDA ON OCTOBER 3, 2025. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE REPORTED EVENT, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS NEW AND/OR CHANGED: B1 (UPDATED REPORT TYPE) B2 (UPDATED OUTCOME ATTRIBUTED TO ADVERSE EVENT) B5 (ADDED DESCRIBE EVENT OR PROBLEM) G3 (DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER) G6 (INDICATION THAT THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP REPORT) H1 (UPDATED TYPE OF REPORTABLE EVENT) H2 (FOLLOW-UP DUE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION) H6 (IDENTIFICATION OF EVALUATION CODES 3331, 4114, 3221, 4315). THE AFFECTED COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED, AND A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURING AND INCOMING INSPECTION RECORDS OF THE ACTUAL DEVICE WERE REVIEWED AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE NO ANOMALIES. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PLACED ON FILE IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR APPROPRIATE TRACKING, TRENDING, AND FOLLOW-UP.
TERUMO HAS NOT RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, THE INVESTIGATION HAS YET TO BE COMPLETED. TERUMO PLANS ON SUBMITTING A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE AND WHEN MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FOR THIS REASON, TERUMO REFERENCES EVALUATION CONCLUSION CODE 11.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE USER FACILITY. THE PATIENT SUCCUMBED TO A NEUROLOGICAL INJURY THAT WAS IDENTIFIED WHILE THE PATIENT WAS ON ECMO POST CARDIOTOMY. THE NEUROLOGIC INJURY WAS DESCRIBED AS WATERSHED ISCHEMIC CHANGED AND EMBOLIC LOAD.
THE USER FACILITY REPORTED TO TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR THAT DURING CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, THE OXYGENATOR STARTED FAILING. AFTER ROUGHLY 4HRS OF USE THERE WAS A PRECIPITOUS DROP IN THE ABILITY TO OXYGENATE THE BLOOD. THROUGH TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS QUICKLY IDENTIFIED THAT THE OXYGENATOR WAS FAILING. FLOWS WERE STILL ABLE TO BE ACHIEVED EASILY THROUGH THE OXYGENATOR OUR DELTA P WAS NOMINAL; TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT WAS NOT IMPAIRED; THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE DECREASE IN CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) CLEARANCE BUT A MARKED FAILURE TO OXYGENATE. THE PARTIAL PRESSURE OF OXYGEN (PAO2) WENT FROM 288 > 246 > 163 > 103 > 86 FROM 14:30 TO 15:37. IT WAS DECIDED TO REPLACE THE OXYGENATOR. THE EMERGENCY CHANGE-OUT PROTOCOL WAS INITIATED. COOLED TO 24C AND UNDERWENT A SHORT CIRCULATORY ARREST OF 165SEC. WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN OXYGENATION ONCE WE COOLED. NO SIGNS OF ISCHEMIA WERE NOTED, CEREBRAL SATURATION VIA NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (NIRS) WAS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE RANGE OF BASELINE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS NOTED TO BE SOME SLIGHT IRREGULARITIES INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE MEASURED PRE-OXY PRESSURE, WHICH WAS NOTICED AROUND THE 30-45MIN MARK OF BYPASS. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE PRE-OXY PRESSURE HAD SHORT CRESCENDOS IN PRESSURE FROM OPERATIONAL PRESSURE OF ~270MMHG UP TO ~315MMHG AND BACK TO OPERATING PRESSURES. NO HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OR IMPACT . THERE WAS A DELAY; HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT OF TIME IS UNKNOWN. PRODUCT WAS CHANGED OUT. PROCEDURE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH ROUGHLY 20-30CC BLOOD LOSS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237061 | CAPIOX FX ADVANCE HOLLOW FIBER OXYGENATOR W INTEGRATED AF W HARDSHELL RES. | OXYGENATOR, CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS | DTZ | TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 3CX*FX25REC | 5F12 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Death| R |