It was reported that during use of the device for a cardiopulmonary bypass procedure, the heater cooler alternating current a/c "went out".The unit was immediately changed out.There was a 5 minutes delay.The surgical procedure was completed successfully.There were no reported adverse consequences to the patient as a result of this event.As per clinical review on 08-nov-2016: the clinical specialist spoke with the perfusion technician regarding the incident.The perfusion technician stated that during a dose of cold cardioplegia, the heater cooler controls blanked and it appeared that the alternating current (a/c) power was lost.A back-up unit was brought to the operating room (or) in order to complete the cardioplegia dose and the procedure.The dose of the cardioplegia was delayed.The procedure was also delayed by 5 minutes as the back-up unit was brought to the or.The delay did not cause any impact to the patient.
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