FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

OXYGENATOR WITH INTEGRATED HEAT EXCHANGER

MDR report key: 8347727 · Received February 18, 2019

Report

Report Number
8010762-2019-00037
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 18, 2019
Date of Event
February 5, 2019
Report Date
February 18, 2019
Manufacturer
MAQUET CARDIOPULMONARY AG
Product Code
DTZ
PMA / PMN Number
K100278
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
DC
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. (B)(4). MAQUET (B)(4) REQUESTED THE PRODUCT FOR INVESTIGATION IN THE LABORATORY OF THE MANUFACTURER. AS STATED ON 2019-02-14 BY THE CUSTOMER "ALL THE OXYGENATORS WERE THROUGHOUT" THEREFORE NO LABORATORY INVESTIGATION COULD BE PERFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER. A REVIEW FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TO BE INVESTIGATED ALREADY WAS PERFORMED AND NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE FOUND. THUS THE REPORTED FAILURE COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT OF THE CUSTOMER FROM 2019-02-10 "WE KNOW IT¿S THE PATIENT. WE KNOW IT¿S NOT THE OXYS" AND FROM 2019-02-14 "I THREW IT OUT AS IT WAS USER ERROR". BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO NOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO A DEVICE RELATED MALFUNCTION. SINCE THE REPORTED FAILURE DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY AND NO SYSTEMIC ISSUE COULD BE DETERMINED NO CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NEEDED AT THIS TIME. THE DATA IS ALSO BEING HANDLED THROUGH A DESIGNATED MAQUET CARDIOPULMONARY TRENDING AND APPLICABLE INVESTIGATION PROCESS. DUE TO THIS NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION INITIATIONS WILL BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. REFERENCE EXEMPTION # E2018002.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER: ON (B)(6) 2019 ~20:00, TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES (DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOING INTO THE OXYGENATOR AND COMING OUT) WERE NOTED TO BE INCREASING ABOVE 40MMHG (AVERAGE IS ~10 MMHG). THE TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES WERE TOLERATED FOR A COUPLE MORE HOURS UNTIL A REDUCTION OF FLOW WAS NOTED DUE TO THE INCREASE IN RESISTANCE GOING INTO THE OXYGENATOR. AT (B)(6) 2019 ~0:00, THE TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES WERE 60 MMHG AND THE TEAM ELECTED TO CHANGE THE OXYGENATOR OUT. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL COMPLAINT REPORT ANOTHER OXY WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT. FOR THE SECOND OXYGENATOR A SEPARATE COMPLAINT HAS BEEN OPENED IN SAP - (B)(4). NEW INFO RECEIVED ON 2019-02-10 THAT A THIRD OXY IS ALSO INVOLVED. FOR THIS FOLLOW INCIDENT A FURTHER COMPLAINT IN SAP HAS BEEN OPENED. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
141967 OXYGENATOR WITH INTEGRATED HEAT EXCHANGER OXYGENATOR, CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS DTZ MAQUET CARDIOPULMONARY AG BEQ-HMOD30000-USA#Q 70124528

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention