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XLUNG KIT 230

Received Mar 28, 2025 · Event occurred Mar 11, 2025

Report 3012172416-2025-00031 · MDR key 21721781

Device

Generic name

Extracorporeal System For Long-term Respiratory / Cardiopulmonary Failure

Manufacturer

Xenios Ag

Catalog number

32000014

Lot number

FSXD2216

Product problems

  • Leak/Splash
  • Mechanical Problem
  • Leak/Splash
  • Mechanical Problem

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

A USER FACILITY REPORTED LEAKING PRIMING FLUID AT THE ARTERIAL TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT PORT OF THE OXYGENATOR DURING PRIMING. TIGHTENING OF THE CONNECTIONS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THE KIT WAS EXCHANGED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS RECEIVED FOR PRODUCT EVALUATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: B5, D4, D9, H3. PLANT INVESTIGATION: NON-CONFORMITY RELATED TO THE REPORTED FAILURE WAS NOT OBSERVED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. TREND ANALYSIS OF THIS BATCH SHOWED THREE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS RECEIVED FOR PRODUCT EVALUATION. A LEAKAGE TEST AT ABOUT 1 BAR WAS CARRIED OUT. A LIQUID LEAK OCCURRED AT THE RECIRCULATION PORT. NO LEAK WAS OBSERVED AT THE TEMPERATURE PORT. NO DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE AT THE RECIRCULATION PORT OR AT THE LUER ADAPTER OF THE ARTERIAL VENTING LINE. THE CAVITY NUMBER OF THE INJECTION MOLD OF THE LUER-LOCK POSITIVE ADAPTER IS 2. THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK IS A MINIMAL DEVIATION IN DIMENSIONS OF THE RECIRCULATION PORT WHICH RESULTS IN A VERY SMALL GAP THROUGH WHICH LIQUID CAN LEAK. THE COMPLAINT WAS ASSIGNED TO AN EXISTING CAPA THAT WAS INITIATED AS A RESULT OF SIMILAR FAILURE PATTERNS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE PLANT INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON COMPLETION OF THIS ACTIVITY.

Description of Event or Problem

A USER FACILITY REPORTED LEAKING PRIMING FLUID AT THE ARTERIAL TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT PORT OF THE OXYGENATOR DURING PRIMING. TIGHTENING OF THE CONNECTIONS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS AVAILABLE FOR PRODUCT INVESTIGATION.