CARDIOQUIP MODULAR COOLER HEATER
Report
- Report Number
- 3007899424-2017-00001
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 25, 2017
- Date of Event
- April 21, 2016
- Report Date
- June 15, 2022
- Manufacturer
- CARDIOQUIP, LLC
- Product Code
- DWC
- PMA / PMN Number
- K102147
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
THE MANUFACTURER IS REPORTING THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT AFTER A VOLUNTARY REVIEW OF ALL COMPLAINTS (REPORTABLE OR NOT) SINCE 2016. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED NOW, AFTER BEING SCRUTINIZED UNDER A NEWLY REVISED RISK MATRIX, RECENTLY ADOPTED AFTER INSPECTION. THE DEVICE EXHIBITED WHAT APPEARED TO BE SIGNS OF BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION. NO PATIENT WAS INVOLVED OR AFFECTED.
CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEIR 3 HEATER COOLERS ARE DEVELOPING A PINK FILM IN THE WATER LINES COMING OUT OF THE COLD WATER TANK FOR THE CARDIOPLEGIA.
THIS REPORT WAS SUBMITTED ORIGINALLY IN (B)(6) 2017 UNDER GUIDANCE OF THE FDA AS A RETROACTIVE SUBMISSION. THIS ADVERSE EVENT IS BEING RESUBMITTED DUE TO ERRORS IN SECTION .
A CUSTOMER FROM (B)(6) MEDICAL CENTER IN (B)(6) REPORTED THAT THEIR COOLER HEATER IS " DEVELOPING A PINK FILM IN THE WATER LINES COMNG OUT OF THE COLD WATER TAK FOR THE CARDIOPLEGIA." WE BELIEVE THIS PINK FILM TO BE EITHER SERRATIA MARCESCENS, METHYLOBACTERIA OR A SIMILAR BACTERIA THAT IS COMMONLY FOUND IN WATER SUPPLIES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 755084 | CARDIOQUIP MODULAR COOLER HEATER | CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS DEVICE | DWC | CARDIOQUIP, LLC | MCH-1000(I) |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown |