FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TERUMO CDI 500 BLOOD PARAMETER MONITOR

MDR report key: 3042338 · Received April 4, 2013

Report

Report Number
1828100-2013-00324
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 4, 2013
Date of Event
March 14, 2013
Report Date
March 15, 2013
Manufacturer
TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM CORP
Product Code
DRY
PMA / PMN Number
K972962
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION IS IN PROGRESS, BUT NOT YET CONCLUDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SET-UP OF THE DEVICE FOR A CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS PROCEDURE, THE PERFUSIONIST WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE HEMATOCRIT SATURATION (H/SAT) NUMBER WAS JUMPING AROUND. THE INACCURACIES WERE NOTED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEVICE WAS NOT CHANGED OUT. THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. AND THERE WERE NO DELAYS, NO BLOOD LOSS OR NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PT. PER THE CLINICAL REVIEW: DURING START-UP, H/S MODULE COLOR CHIP FAILURE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE H/S PROBE MOUNTING ON THE SIDE OF THE MONITOR WAS CHECKED AND THE COLOR CHIP TEST WAS RETRIED. A SECOND FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED AND THE CLINICAL TEAM CLEANED THE SURFACE OF THE COLOR CHIP AND THE H/S PROBE WINDOW AND AGAIN RETRIED THE TEST. THEY EXPERIENCED A THIRD FAILURE AND AGAIN CHECKED THE MOUNTING OF THE PROBE AND RE-CLEANED THE SURFACES. AFTER THESE STEPS, THE COLOR CHIP TEST PASSED AND THEY WERE ABLE TO USE THE MONITOR FOR THE PROCEDURE. SHORTLY AFTER GOING ON CPB, THE PERFUSIONIST RAN AN IN-VIVO RECALIBRATION BY COMPARING THE RESULTS OF THE BLOOD PARAMETER MONITOR (BPM) TO AN INDEPENDENT LAB ANALYZER. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BPMS HEMATOCRIT MEASUREMENT WAS 4% UNITS HIGHER THAN THE LAB ANALYZER. AFTER THE IN-VIVO RECALIBRATION WAS COMPLETED, THE HEMATOCRIT MEASUREMENTS OF THE BPM CLOSELY TRACKED THE LAB ANALYZER. THERE WERE NO INCORRECT OR MISSED TREATMENTS BASED ON THE INITIAL INACCURATE HEMATOCRIT VALUES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
138294 TERUMO CDI 500 BLOOD PARAMETER MONITOR DRY TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM CORP 500AHCT

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1