AUTOCAT2 WAVE
Report
- Report Number
- 1219856-2013-00028
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 12, 2013
- Date of Event
- January 19, 2013
- Report Date
- February 8, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- Product Code
- DSP
- PMA / PMN Number
- K060309
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4). DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVAL.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CATH LAB RN CALLED BECAUSE THEY HAD RECEIVED AN "FOS (FIBEROPTIX SENSOR) OUT OF RANGE" ALARM IMMEDIATELY UPON INSERTION OF THE FOS CONNECTOR AND THE RN STATED THAT IT ALSO SAID "FOS WARNING." ACCORDING TO THE RN, THE PT WAS NOT CRITICAL, SO THEY OPENED A SECOND IAB AND TRIED A SECOND PUMP AND IT ALARMED "FOS OUT OF RANGE." AT THIS TIME, THE RN WAS ABLE TO CALIBRATE THE FOS AFTER INSERTION. THE RN TOLD THE CLINICAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST (CSS) THAT SHE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO MANUALLY ZERO THE FOS PRIOR TO INSERTION. THE PT IS NOW IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) AND THE CSS VERIFIED THAT THE SECOND PUMP WAS CURRENTLY PUMPING AND SUPPORTING THE PT WELL. PER THE RN, THE PUMP WAS PROVIDING GOOD SUPPORT UTILIZING THE FOS FOR THE ARTERIAL PRESSURE (AP) SOURCE. THE RN WAS CALLING TO SEE IF THEY NEED TO HAVE THEIR PUMPS CHECKED OUT. THE CSS EXPLAINED THAT THE SHOULD HAVE A FOS TESTER IN BIOMED AND THEY CAN CHECK THE PUMPS WITH THE FOS TESTERS. THE CSS ALSO MENTIONED THAT THIS IS NOT EMERGENT AND THEY CAN CHECK THE PUMP IN USE AFTER IT IS DISCONTINUED. AN UPDATE RECEIVED ON (B)(4) 2012 STATED THAT ACCORDING TO THE CATH LAB RN THE PUMP WAS PLUGGED IN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61308 | AUTOCAT2 WAVE | INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP PRODUCTS | DSP | ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK | INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON |