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MalfunctionGKT

COBE SPECTRA WHITE BLOOD CELL SET

Received May 15, 2015 · Event occurred May 13, 2015

Report 4794446 · MDR key 4794446

Device

Generic name

Separator, Automated, Blood Cell, Diagnostic

Manufacturer

Terumo Bct, Inc.

Model number

*

Catalog number

NOT PROVIDED

Lot number

NOT PROVIDED

Product problems

  • Device Displays Incorrect Message

Patient

*

  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

WHILE PRIMING THE WHITE BLOOD CELL SET ON THE COPE APHERESIS MACHINE, THE MACHINE ALARMED "PLASMA PUMP ERROR" - DIRECTIONS WERE FOLLOWED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING ALARMS 3 SEPARATE TIMES. ALARMS COULD NOT BE PASSED. TUBING REMOVED NEW TUBING SET RETRIEVED USED AND PRIMED/PROCEDURE DONE WITHOUT INCIDENT OF ALARMS.