The user facility reported to terumo cardiovascular that prior to cardiopulmonary bypass, during setup, the manifold had a crack along the side of the female end.The perfusionist proceeded to see if the piece was compromised and screwed it into the manifold which led it to break.No patient involvement.The product was changed out.The procedure was completed successfully.
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This follow-up report is submitted to fda in accord with applicable regulations and as indicated by terumo cardiovascular systems in the initial report submitted to the fda on november 26, 2019.Upon further investigation of the reported event, the following information is new and/or changed: (identification of evaluation codes 10, 11, 3331, 3259, 4307).Method code #1: 10: testing of actual/suspected device.Method code #2: 11: testing of device from same lot/batch retained by manufacturer.Method code #3: 3331 analysis of production records.Results code: 3259 improper physical structure.Conclusions code: 4307 cause traced to component failure.The returned sample was visually inspected, and it was confirmed that there is a crack along the female l-shaped connector with the end of the connector broken off.A representative retention sample from the same lot number was visually inspected with no damages or cracks on the l-shaped connector.It is likely that the manifold connector was damaged by a shock force at some point during the handling of the product; however, when or how this shock force was applied was not able to be determined.All available information has been placed on file in quality management for appropriate tracking, trending, and follow-up.
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