FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CARDIOHELP

MDR report key: 6033547 · Received October 17, 2016

Report

Report Number
6033547
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 17, 2016
Date of Event
September 12, 2016
Report Date
September 20, 2016
Manufacturer
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR
Product Code
DTQ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS ON ECMO MACHINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE ECMO (CARDIOHELP) CIRCUIT SCREEN WENT BLACK, PATIENT'S SATURATION DROPPED TO 20%, SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE (SBP) TO 30, AND HEART RATE TO 25 BPM. THE PATIENT WAS BAGGED AND PRESSORS STARTED. EPINEPHRINE GIVEN WHILE THE ECMO SPECIALIST STARTED TO HANDCRANK THE ECMO CIRCUIT. ATTEMPTS TO TURN ON THE CARDIOHELP FAILED. MACHINE/CIRCUIT SWITCHED OUT. THE PATIENT CODED DURING THIS TIME AND SURVIVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
685412 CARDIOHELP CONSOLE, HEART-LUNG MACHINE DTQ MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 56 YR