FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BERLIN HEART EXCOR

MDR report key: 3001319 · Received March 1, 2013

Report

Report Number
3001319
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 1, 2013
Date of Event
February 23, 2013
Report Date
February 27, 2013
Manufacturer
BERLIN HEART, INC.
Product Code
DSQ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
CA, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AT MID-MORNING, THE BLOOD PUMP (#1) EMPTYING APPEARED TO BE BRISKED WITH ABOUT 50% EJECTION, BUT APPEARED TO HALT MID-CYCLE. THE BLOOD PUMP WAS CHANGED AT THE BEDSIDE APPROXIMATELY NINE (9) HOURS LATER AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF TROUBLESHOOTING THE DEVICE, WHICH INCLUDED SWITCHING THE IKUS CONSOLE, CHANGING CONSOLE SETTINGS, AND REDRESSING THE VAD SITE. THE BLOOD PUMP (#2) SHOWED GOOD FILLING AND EMPTYING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
89267 BERLIN HEART EXCOR VENTRICULAR (ASSIST) BYPASS DSQ BERLIN HEART, INC. 25 ML BERLIN HEART BLOOD PUMP 1220384

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 5 YR IKUS DRIVE CONSOLE