Two out of three of our intra-aortic balloon pumps used for transport are displaying a disk error.The manufacturer says there is a safety disk that needs to be replaced, but they don't know when the parts will be in.We have been trying to obtain an answer from getinge as to whether the pumps are safe for use, but have not gotten a definitive response.We have removed our pumps from service.Manufacturer response for intra-aortic balloon pump, cardiosave (per site reporter).The parts are backordered.
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