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MalfunctionKRL

S3 BUBBLE DETECTOR

Received Dec 18, 2018 · Event occurred Nov 20, 2018

Report 9611109-2018-01410 · MDR key 8173123

Device

Generic name

Monitor And/or Control, Level Sensing, Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Model number

23-07-50

Product problems

  • Sensing Intermittently
  • Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
  • Sensing Intermittently
  • Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

Patient

Not reported

  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

SERIAL NUMBER WAS NOW GIVEN.

Description of Event or Problem

SEE INITIAL REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem

SEE INITIAL.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE EVENT HAS BEEN RE-EVALUATED AS NOT REPORTABLE. THE HIGHER SENSITIVITY OF THE SENSOR COULD CAUSE FALSE ALARM, WITHOUT ANY RISK FOR THE PATIENT. MOREOVER, THIS CAN ALWAYS BE IDENTIFIED PRIOR TO PATIENT USE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

PATIENT INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. SERIAL NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF MADE AVAILABLE. AS THE SERIAL NUMBER IS UNKNOWN, THE DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF MADE AVAILABLE. LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND MANUFACTURES THE S3 BUBBLE DETECTOR. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN (B)(4). IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THE REPORTED EVENT IS RECEIVED, IT WILL BE PROVIDED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem

LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND RECEIVED A REPORT THAT THE SENSITIVITY OF A S3 BUBBLE DETECTOR BECAME UNSTABLE AND ERROR MESSAGE OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY.

Remedial action

  • Other