The user facility reported that on may 10th, during the cardiac surgery of patient (b)(6), we experienced a blood clotting episode upon entering extracorporeal circulation.I report that the complication occurred despite following safety protocols, with a activated clotting time (act) of 888 seconds.Therefore, we proceeded with the replacement of materials for patient safety and the continuation of the surgical procedure.The procedure outcome was not reported.The patient was not harmed.Serious injury since the product in question was changed out.
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This report is being sent as follow-up # 1 to update section d9 and section h3, and to provide the completed investigation results.The actual device was not returned; therefore, an evaluation of the actual device was unable to be conducted.1.Review of the provided video: the provided video showed that blood clots were formed on the defoamer of the venous filter inside the reservoir.2.Cause of occurrence/conclusion based on our experience, it was inferred that the following factors could have combined to cause the reported issue; however, the actual sample could not be confirmed, and the cause of occurrence could not be clarified.- our reservoir is designed to structurally stabilize the liquid surface of blood stored in the reservoir in order to make it easier to manage the liquid level.On the other hand, the reservoir has a characteristic that makes it difficult to agitate the blood in the reservoir.- in this case, blood with activated blood-clotting factor flowed into the reservoir and accumulated at the liquid level, resulting in the formation of blood clots.Relevant ifu reference: "- do not reduce heparin during circulation.Otherwise, blood clotting might occur.(warnings) - adequate heparinization of the blood is required considering patient condition and perfusion technique to prevent it from clotting in the system.(warnings)" terumo medical products (tmp) (importer) registration no.2243441 is submitting this report on behalf of ashitaka factory of terumo corporation (manufacturer) registration no.9681834.
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