It was reported that the flow sensor was defective, it was torn.The failure occurred during concluding of treatment.A getinge field service technician (fst) was contacted by the customer.The customer ordered a new flow/bubble sensor, therefore no service from getinge was requested.According to the fst, the root cause was an external force during dismantling after use.Additionally, according to the risk file v24 of the cardiohelp device the following root causes can lead to the reported failure of device by mechanical force: fall of device; unsafe position / mounting / movement of device; wear / loosening of components.According to the instruction for use (ifu) chapter 5.3.1 "connecting the combined flow/bubble sensor" the bubble monitoring function test and flow off-set calibration has to be performed before every use.Thus a defective flow/bubble sensor should be detected prior to use, during priming.In addition as the cardiohelp includes pressure sensors and a venous probe it is able to measure and control the blood flow and parameters.If the measured values are above high limit or below low limit of the set limits the system generates a visual and acoustical alarm.In the ifu chapter 6.4.4 "using the emergency drive with the disposable hls retainer" is stated that the emergency drive can be used to manually control the blood flow in case of a failed cardiohelp.According to the instruction for use (ifu) of the cardiohelp, chapter 5.3 "connection the sensors", it is stated to ensure that the connected sensors are not defective and to not use if there is a visible damage.The review of the non-conformities has been performed on 2024-02-29 for the period of 2017-02-08 to 2024-02-26.It does not show any non-conformity in regard to the reported product and failure.There is no indication that manufacturing issues occurred during this time, thus production related influences are unlikely.The device was manufactured on 2017-02-08.Based on the results the reported failure " flow sensor was defective, it was torn" could not confirmed.The customer will be informed about the results by the getinge sales and service unit.The occurrence rate was calculated for the reported issue and it was determined that this is not a systemic issue.Therefore, no remedial action is required.The occurrence rate related to the reported issue is currently being monitored as part of maquet cardiopulmonary¿ s trending program and additional investigations or corrections will be implemented in case of adverse trending.Note: if significant information becomes available we will re open the complaint and initiate necessary steps.
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