Cardiopulmonary bypass (cpb) machine stopped working mid-case.Surgeon was implanting tricuspid valve and patient was on cpb.Cpb pump suddenly stopped spinning.Perfusion, hand cranked cpb machine.Additional perfusion called into help.Chest compressions were initiated when cpb stopped pumping.Console gave a ¿reverse flow¿ alarm and some pressure alarm.Motor stopped spinning.Head moved to hand crank and cranked ok.Motor unit was extremely hot.Too hot to hold hand on.Perfusion later test ran the same pump and motor for several hours with no issues.Pump later tested by clinical engineering and unable to duplicate problem.Some moisture was visible on the bearing side of the pump head, indicating some leakage of the seal, but was still spinning freely.Manufacturer response for heart-lung bypass pump, terumo (per site reporter) pending evaluation.
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