Implanted date: device was not implanted.Explanted date: device was not explanted.Establishment name: (b)(6) hospital 510(k): k130280.The device was returned for evaluation.Visual inspection upon receipt found a substance white in color adhering to the inside wall on the graduation side.There was not any obvious anomaly, such as a break, in the appearance.The actual device was disassembled and the foreign substance white in color was collected.Sem-edx (scanning electron microscope - energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry) elementary analysis of the foreign substance detected some elements constituting organic substances, including nitrogen and sulfur.Ft-ir (fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) qualitative analysis of the foreign substance obtained the spectrum of protein.The cardiotomy filter and the defoamer taken out of the cardiotomy filter, after having been rinsed in physiological saline solution, were subjected to visual inspection.The presence of clots was noted on the defoamer.Based on the investigation, the foreign substance white in color adhering to the inside wall of the actual sample was found to be protein derived from a living body.Some clots were found to have formed on the defoamer of the cardiotomy filter.There is no evidence that this event was related to a device defect or malfunction.Based on the investigation result, it is likely when blood in which coagulation factors has been activated flows into the reservoir and stayed on the solution level, clots may start to form there.However, the exact cause of the reported event cannot be definitively determined based on the available information.(b)(4).
|
The user facility reported that during the circulation, the customer found a foreign substance white in color, which he thought was a white thrombus, adhering to the inside wall of the reservoir on the area around the graduation of 600ml.The customer completed the procedure successfully without changing out the actual sample and there was no blood loss or harm to the patient.
|