According to the customer: "on (b)(6) 2015 customer had the problem of inadequate oxygenation.Vv ecmo (veno-venous extra corporal membrane oxygenation) be-pls set has been placed on (b)(6) 2014.The state of the pt has been improved on (b)(6) 2014 so customer planned the separation from extracorporal membrane oxygenation, but in the morning on (b)(6) 2015 pt was not good and customer has decided to continue with ecmo procedure.Again they increased the fio2 to 100%, and postoxgenation result was 24.8 kpa, and repeated postoxgenation result was 24.8 kpa.So customer has to replace the be-pls 2050.After replacement: in the new oxygenator was measured po2 of 75.6 kpa." the prod was changed out.No consequences for the pt have been reported.(b)(4).
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The prod has not been requested back for investigation in the lab of the mfr as the failure is known to us.The malfunction has been thoroughly investigated within a previous complaint.The cause of this failure was determined to not be attributed to a device related malfunction.Based on these results and the information available at this time, the oxygenator in question operated within maquet cardiopulmonary spec.This data will be handled through a designated maquet trending process.Add'l info: the prod mentioned, is a tubing set and the included affected component has the contributing design function of the quadrox-id.
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