RESQPUMP
Report
- Report Number
- 3003477173-2018-00004
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 30, 2018
- Date of Event
- August 13, 2018
- Report Date
- August 29, 2018
- Manufacturer
- ADVANCED CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS
- Product Code
- PIZ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P110024
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
THE PUMP ARRIVED WITH EVIDENCE IT HAD BEEN OPENED. THE STRAP HAD BEEN REMOVED WHICH CANNOT OCCUR WITHOUT THE CLAMSHELL BEING SEPARATED. THE FORCE GAUGE POINTER WAS AT 30 KG HOWEVER WAS UPSIDE DOWN INDICATING IT WAS REASSEMBLED INCORRECTLY, HOWEVER THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO THE CLAMSHELL'S DESIGN. UPON OPENING THE CLAMSHELL IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE POINTER WAS NOT UPSIDE DOWN BUT THE TOP CLAMSHELL HAD BEEN REASSEMBLED UPSIDE DOWN. THE GAUGE SEEMED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY BUT WITH THE CLAMSHELL BEING UPSIDE DOWN IT APPEARED TO BE READING BETWEEN 30 AND 40. THE WHITE CONNECTOR STEM NOT TIGHTLY SECURED TO THE CLAMSHELL HANDLE AS A RESULT OF THE M5 SCREW NOT FULLY ENGAGED. GIVEN THAT THE PUMP HAD CLEARLY BEEN TAMPERED WITH, WE ARE UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE DEVICE TRULY HAD A STUCK FORCE GAUGE AS THE CUSTOMER DESCRIBED OR JUST APPEARED TO DUE TO THE INCORRECT REASSEMBLY.
THE RED ARROW ON THE FORCE GAUGE IS STAYING BETWEEN THE 30KG AND 40KG RANGE AND NOT RETURNING BACK TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. CAPTAIN SAUDER PLACED THE RESQPUMP ON THE TABLE AND PUMPED UP AND DOWN. THE RED ARROW DID RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION, BUT WITHIN A FEW SECONDS FELL BACK DOWN TO THE BETWEEN THE 30KG AND 40KG.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 674792 | RESQPUMP | RESQPUMP | PIZ | ADVANCED CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS | 12-0823-000 | 50908708 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |