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XLUNG KIT 230

Received Apr 18, 2025 · Event occurred Mar 31, 2025

Report 3012172416-2025-00034 · MDR key 21864002

Device

Generic name

Extracorporeal System For Long-term Respiratory / Cardiopulmonary Failure

Manufacturer

Xenios Ag

Catalog number

32000014

Lot number

FSXE0603

Product problems

  • Leak/Splash
  • Mechanical Jam
  • Leak/Splash
  • Mechanical Jam

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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: B5, D4 PLANT INVESTIGATION: NON-CONFORMITY RELATED TO THE REPORTED FAILURE WAS NOT OBSERVED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. TREND ANALYSIS OF THIS BATCH SHOWED SIMILAR FAILURE PATTERNS. THE SAMPLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. THE LIKELY 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.

Description of Event or Problem

A USER FACILITY REPORTED, DURING A LEAKAGE TESTING PROCEDURE XENIOS PUBLISHED DURING THE LATEST FIELD SAFETY NOTE, THEY NOTICED A LEAK AT THE RECIRCULATION PORT OF THE OXYGENATOR. THE CUSTOMER HAD ONE OTHER KIT FROM THE COMPLAINT BATCH (B)(4) AND HAS USED IT WITHOUT ISSUES BEFORE THE FIELD SERVICE NOTIFICATION WAS PUBLISHED. A NEW KIT WAS PRIMED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION.

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, DURING A LEAKAGE TESTING PROCEDURE XENIOS PUBLISHED DURING THE LATEST FIELD SAFETY NOTE, THEY NOTICED A LEAK AT THE RECIRCULATION PORT OF THE OXYGENATOR. THE CUSTOMER HAD ONE OTHER KIT FROM THE COMPLAINT BATCH (FSXE0603) AND HAS USED IT WITHOUT ISSUES BEFORE THE FIELD SERVICE NOTIFICATION WAS PUBLISHED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION.