FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

AVECOR

MDR report key: 41477 · Received September 18, 1996

Report

Report Number
2026191-1996-00044
Event Type
Death
Date Received
September 18, 1996
Date of Event
September 2, 1996
Report Date
September 17, 1996
Manufacturer
AVECOR, INC.
Product Code
DTZ
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BABY WAS PLACED ON ECMO ONE DAY POST OPERATION FOR HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME. PRESSURE DIFFERENCE PRE- AND POST-OXYGENATOR MEMBRANE ROSE TO 300 MMHG; LATER TO 500 MMHG. ACT'S WERE 180-220 SECONDS PER PROTOCOL. INSPECTION OF THE OXYGENATOR DID NOT REVEAL ANY SHIFTING OF THE MEMBRANE. THE BABY DID NOT IMPROVE WITH ECMO SUPPORT AND EXPIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AVECOR OXYGENATOR DTZ AVECOR, INC. 0800 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 3 MO Death