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XLUNG KIT 230

Received Apr 30, 2025 · Event occurred Apr 15, 2025

Report 3012172416-2025-00039 · MDR key 21935331

Device

Generic name

Extracorporeal System For Long-term Respiratory / Cardiopulmonary Failure

Manufacturer

Xenios Ag

Catalog number

32000014

Lot number

UNKNOWN

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 THAT AFTER PRIMING THE XLUNG KIT 230, THE USER NOTICED A SALINE LEAK AT THE RECIRCULATION PORT OF THE OXYGENATOR. AN ADDITIONAL KIT WAS PRIMED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS DISCARDED ONSITE AND UNAVAILABLE FOR PRODUCT EVALUATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: B5. PLANT INVESTIGATION: SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THROUGH TREND ANALYSIS HAVE BEEN REPORTED REGARDING LEAKS FROM THE RECIRCULATION PORT. BASED ON THE DESCRIPTION, THE COMPLAINT WAS ASSIGNED TO AN EXISTING CAPA AS IT WAS ASSUMED THAT THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY MINIMAL DEVIATION IN DIMENSIONS OF THE RECIRCULATION PORT. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION COULD BE CARRIED OUT, AS THE BATCH NUMBER OF THE PRODUCT IS UNKNOWN AND THE XLUNG KIT 230 WAS DISCARDED. THE SUSPECTED CAUSE INVOLVED A KNOWN MINIMAL DEVIATION IN DIMENSIONS OF THE RECIRCULATION PORT, RESULTING IN A VERY SMALL GAP THROUGH WHICH LIQUID CAN LEAK. THIS DEVIATION HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED.

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 THAT AFTER PRIMING THE XLUNG KIT 230, THE USER NOTICED A SALINE LEAK AT THE RECIRCULATION PORT OF THE OXYGENATOR. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS DISCARDED ONSITE AND UNAVAILABLE FOR PRODUCT EVALUATION.