It was reported that during set-up of the device for a cardiopulmonary bypass procedure, the hematocrit (hct)/ oxygen (o2) saturation monitoring display would go out after less than five minutes.The user would turn the unit off and plug it in, but it would still only run for less than five minutes.The device was not changed out, as the unit was not used for case.The surgical procedure was completed successfully, and there were no delays, no blood loss or no adverse consequences to the pt.
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This has been going on for a while.Exact dates were not documented by the customer.Upon receipt of the unit, it was noted that a cracked battery was in the unit and caused an intermittent failure due to battery acid leaking into the unit.This issue makes this complaint now reportable.A cracked battery was found that had leaked internal fluid.The battery leaking was confirmed to have reached the printed circuit board assembly (pcba).Battery acid has damaged the circuits and was present on the circuit board (acid is conductive and can create short circuit conditions) and is considered to have caused the blanking out issue.If additional info becomes available on this complaint that would alter the facts and/or conclusion, a supplemental report will be filed accordingly.
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