It was reported that a red tinged drop of condensate has exited the gas exhaust port of the pediatric quadrox id.There is no negative patient sequelae due to this event.The oxygenator was not changed out due to this event.Oxygenator continues to function as normal.Customer informed me that the oxygenator was exposed to line pressures around 320 mmhg, however the pressure drop across the membrane was approximately 20 mmhg.No harm to any person was reported.The affected product was not available for technical investigation of the manufacturer.The reported failure "leakage at the gas outlet" was not investigated in a previous complaint yet.Thus the exact root cause of the reported failure is unknown.The production records of the affected oxygenator (batch 3000194747 / 3000191462) were reviewed on 2022-01-10.Following steps are performed according to the bop with a 100 % inspection: tightness check blood side, tightness check water side, and final product check.According to the final test results, the oxygenator with the serial# (b)(6) passed the tests as per specifications.Therefore it was not possible to confirm the reported failure "leakage at the gas outlet".However, according to our risk management the following most probable causes could be associated with the reported failure: broken fibers and diffusive fiber delamination.The occurrence rate regarding the above complaint is below the acceptance rate.Thus, no remedial action required.The occurrence rate related to the reported issue is currently being monitored as part of maquet cardiopulmonary¿ s trending program and additional investigations or corrections will be implemented in case of adverse trending.H3 other text : 4115.
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