1124841-2015-00169
Report
- Report Number
- 1124841-2015-00169
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 19, 2015
- Date of Event
- April 30, 2015
- Report Date
- May 1, 2015
- PMA / PMN Number
- K112229
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OR, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO THE FDA IN ACCORD WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS - AND AS INDICATED BY TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM IN THE INITIAL REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE FDA ON (B)(6) 2015. A SECOND FOLLOW-UP WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION AND / OR SUBMISSION OF NEW INFORMATION. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PLACED ON FILE IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR APPROPRIATE TRACKING, TRENDING, AND FOLLOW UP.
THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO THE FDA IN ACCORD WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS - AND AS INDICATED BY TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. A THIRD FOLLOW-UP WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION AND / OR SUBMISSION OF NEW INFORMATION, THUS TCVS REFERENCES CONCLUSION CODE 11. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PLACED ON FILE IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR APPROPRIATE TRACKING, TRENDING, AND FOLLOW-UP.
THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO THE FDA IN ACCORD WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS - AND AS INDICATED BY TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS. UPON EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE, THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED. INITIAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ACTUAL SAMPLE REVEALED CRAZING AROUND THE TOP AND BOTTOM HOUSING WELDS. A SMALL CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE TOP HOUSING UNDERNEATH THE OUTLET PORT, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE TOP HOUSING NEAR THE WELD. THE ACTUAL SAMPLE WAS SETUP ON A SARNS DRIVE MOTOR AND BUILT INTO A CIRCUIT OF SALINE SOLUTION. THE RPM WAS SET TO 3500 RPM WITH A BACK PRESSURE OF 660MMHQ. THE SAMPLE BEGAN LEAKING AFTER 10 SECONDS OF TESTING. THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE CRACKS IN THE TOP HOUSING LOCATED AT THE TOP HOUSING/SEPARATOR WELD UNDERNEATH THE OUTLET PORT OF THE PUMP. THE CRACK WAS CAUSED BY DEHP COMPOUND RESIDUE ON THE X-COATED SEPARATOR OF THE PUMP. THE SEPARATOR CAME INTO CONTACT WITH DEHP WHEN IT WAS DIPPED INTO THE INCORRECT TANK DURING MANUFACTURE.
TERUMO HAS NOT RECEIVED THE ACTUAL DEVICE FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, THE INVESTIGATION HAS YET TO BE COMPLETED. TERUMO PLANS ON SUBMITTING A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE AND MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. (B)(4).
THE USER FACILITY REPORTED TO TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORP THAT PRIOR TO CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, DURING PRIME, THE CENTRIFUGAL PUMP HEAD LEAKED AND WAS THEN REPLACED. NO PT INVOLVEMENT AS THIS OCCURRED DURING PRIME. PRODUCT WAS CHANGED OUT.
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA |