FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SYNCARDIA CIRCULATORY SUPPORT SYSTEM CONSOLE
MDR report key: 3821365
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Received April 28, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 3003761017-2014-00057
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 28, 2014
- Date of Event
- April 7, 2014
- Report Date
- April 25, 2014
- Manufacturer
- SYNCARDIA SYSTEMS, INC.
- Product Code
- LOZ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P030011
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THIS CSS CONSOLE WAS NOT SUPPORTING A PT. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHEN THE BATTERY TEST BUTTON WAS PRESSED ON THE PRIMARY CONTROLLER OF THE CSS CONSOLE, THE CONTROLLER LIGHT TURNED RED. THIS ALLEGED FAILURE MODE POSES A LOW RISK TO THE PT BECAUSE IT WAS OBSERVED WHEN THE CSS CONSOLE WAS NOT SUPPORTING A PT. IN ADDITION, THIS ALLEGED FAILURE MODE WOULD NOT PREVENT THE CSS CONSOLE FROM PERFORMING ITS LIFE-SUSTAINING FUNCTIONS. THE CSS CONSOLE HAS A REDUNDANT, PRIMARY CONTROLLER. AN INVESTIGATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY SYNCARDIA. THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE PROVIDED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 254448 | SYNCARDIA CIRCULATORY SUPPORT SYSTEM CONSOLE | CIRCULATORY ASSIST DEVICE | LOZ | SYNCARDIA SYSTEMS, INC. | CSS CONSOLE | 30 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |