FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

QUADROX-ID, ADULT DIFF MEMB OXY- SOFTLINE COAT

MDR report key: 4172354 · Received October 10, 2014

Report

Report Number
8010762-2014-00802
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 10, 2014
Date of Event
September 15, 2014
Report Date
September 15, 2014
Manufacturer
MAQUET CARDIOPULMONARY AG
Product Code
DTZ
PMA / PMN Number
K101153
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MAQUET CARDIOPULMONARY IS AWARE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE DEVICES DISPLAYED A SIMILAR MALFUNCTION WHICH WERE TESTED AND EVALUATED UNDER AN OPTICAL MICROSCOPE. DELAMINATION OF SOME GAS FIBERS WAS OBSERVED WHICH ALLOWED FOR THE PRIMING SOLUTION OR BLOOD TO FLOW INSIDE THE GAP BETWEEN THE GAS FIBERS AND POLYURETHANE. GRAVITY THEN ALLOWED FOR PASSAGE TO THE GAS EXITING PATH ALONG THE HOUSING. THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT-CAUSE IS THE DELAMINATION OF THE HOLLOW GAS FIBERS FROM THE POLYURETHANE POTTING AREA. A REVIEW OF THE QUALITY CONTROL PROCESS CONFIRMS THAT 100 % FUNCTIONAL INSPECTION FOR LEAKAGE IS PERFORMED DURING PRODUCTION. MAQUET CARDIOPULMONARY (B)(4) HAS INITIATED AN INTERNAL PROCESS (CAPA-(B)(4)) TO ADDRESS THE APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ACTION. A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN ADDITIONAL INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A CUSTOMER EXPERIENCED A LEAK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DEVICE ONLY A FEW MINUTES AFTER INITIATING THERAPY. "PERHAPS A BROKEN FIBER OR NOT POTTED CORRECTLY". THE PT LOST APPROXIMATELY 5 ML OF BLOOD DURING THE TEN MINUTES PRIOR TO CHANGE OUT, IN ADDITION TO WHATEVER WAS IN THE DEVICE AT CHANGE OUT. THE PT WAS OFF OF ECMO FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 SECONDS DURING CHANGE OUT. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
642728 QUADROX-ID, ADULT DIFF MEMB OXY- SOFTLINE COAT OXYGENATOR, CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS DTZ MAQUET CARDIOPULMONARY AG BEQ-HMOD70000 70097381

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention