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MalfunctionKRL

SARNS 8000 PERFUSION SYSTEM

Received Feb 26, 2016

Report 1828100-2016-00128 · MDR key 5464225

Device

Generic name

Detector, Bubble, Cardiopulmonary Bypass-sarns 8000

Model number

5773

Catalog number

5773

Product problems

  • Break

Patient

Not reported

  • No Patient Involvement
  • No Patient Involvement

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (FSR) RETURNED TO THE USER FACILITY TO REPLACE BACKORDERED AIR BUBBLE DETECTOR (ABD) DRAW LATCH AND CHECKED OPERATION. THE UNIT OPERATED TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS AND WAS RETURNED TO CLINICAL USE. THE SUSPECT PART WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE ON THIS COMPLAINT THAT WOULD ALTER THE FACTS AND/OR CONCLUSION, A FOLLOW-UP EMDR WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

(B)(4). THE UABD LATCH IS ON BACKORDER, THE FSR WILL RETURN TO THE USER FACILITY WHEN THE LATCH IS AVAILABLE. PM INSPECTIONS ARE COMPLETE AND THE UNIT OPERATED TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS AND WAS RETURNED TO CLINICAL USE.

Description of Event or Problem

THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (FSR) REPORTED THAT DURING PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE (PM) OF THE DEVICE, THE ULTRASONIC AIR BUBBLE DETECTOR (UABD) LATCH WAS BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. THE FSR FOUND THE LATCH WAS TAPED TOGETHER. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.