FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CLINIMACS PLUS INSTRUMENT

MDR report key: 4964916 · Received August 4, 2015

Report

Report Number
3005290010-2015-00004
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 4, 2015
Date of Event
June 19, 2015
Report Date
July 15, 2015
Manufacturer
MILTENYI BIOTEC GMBH
Product Code
OVG
PMA / PMN Number
BH110018
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

METHOD: AFTER CHECKING WITH THE MILTENYI BIOTEC INSTRUMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO REMOVE THE EPROM CARD FROM THE CLINICMACS PLUS INSTRUMENT AND TO RE-INSERT IT TO THE DEVICE. AFTER THE CUSTOMER DID THIS TWICE THE APPROACH WORKED AND THE CLINICMACS PLUS INSTRUMENT DID BOOT SUCCESSFULLY. COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION IS ATTACHED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING SETUP FOR A CLINICAL SEPARATION THE CLINICMACS PLUS INSTRUMENT SHOWED A "DISK ERROR" MESSAGE AFTER THE DEVICE WAS SWITCHED ON AND THUS DID NOT CONTINUE WITH THE BOOT SEQUENCE. AFTER CHECKING WITH THE MILTENYL BIOTEC INSTRUMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO REMOVE THE EPROM CARD FROM THE CLINICMACS PLUS INSTRUMENT AND TO RE-INSERT IT TO THE DEVICE. AFTER THE CUSTOMER DID THIS TWICE THE APPROACH WORKED AND THE CLINICMACS PLUS INSTRUMENT DID BOOT SUCCESSFULLY. SINCE THE CLINICMACS PLUS INSTRUMENT WAS BUILT IN 2000 AND DUE TO AGING OF THE DEVICE, THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN BE REGARDED TO BE EXPECTED .DURING THE NEXT REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF THE DEVICE THE EPROM CARD WILL BE EXCHANGED BY THE RESPONSIBLE MILTENYI BIOTEC PERSONNEL. IT IS NO FURTHER ACTION NECESSARY. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT AS THE INSTRUMENT WORKED PROPERLY AFTER RE-BOOTING THE SYSTEM. THE EVENT HAPPENED AT: (B)(6).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
511619 CLINIMACS PLUS INSTRUMENT CLINIMACS PLUS INSTRUMENT OVG MILTENYI BIOTEC GMBH NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA