Model Number 61000 |
Device Problems
Incorrect Measurement (1383); Output Problem (3005); No Apparent Adverse Event (3189)
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Patient Problems
Insufficient Information (4580); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Date 10/14/2020 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Lot number and expiry information are not available at this time.Investigation is in process.A follow-up report will be provided.
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Event Description
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The customer reported that during a therapeutic plasma exchange (tpe) procedure using a spectra optia device, they received the alarm 'hypovolemia limit was exceeded' and the machine stopped.The customer stated that the volume numbers on the screen were not accurate.The operator turned off the machine and was not able to continue.The operator attempted to perform rinseback, but the machine did not continue.The terumo bct clinical specialist walked the customer through a manual rinseback.The customer was able to estimate that approximately two and a half bottles of albumin had been given during the run.Patient information and outcome are not available at this time.The disposable set is not available for return because it was discarded by the customer.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being filed to provide additional information in h.10.Investigation: the run data file (rdf) for this run is unavailable at this time.The rdf after the procedure was available.It indicates the occurrence of the 'hypovolemia limit was exceeded' alarm.This alarm occurs if the control stack has determined that the configured hypovolemia limit has been exceeded.On screen recommendations indicate to discontinue the procedure.The operator likely was unable to perform rinseback due to the procedure.Investigation is in process.A follow up report will be provided.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being filed to provide corrected information in d.1, d.2, d.3, d.4, g.4, h.4, h.5, h.8 and additional information in h.6, h.10.Investigation: the device serial number history report indicates there was an additional report of a similar issue.The issue was not reportable to the fda.Investigation is in process.A follow up report will be provided.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Investigation: further evaluation of this event has determined that the device did not cause or contribute to a death or serious injury, nor is there a likely potential for death or serious injury associated with this event based on additional investigational information.Final fluid balance of the patient was found to be within acceptable limits.Service was sent on site.Review of the run data files shows outofreplacefluid followed by high level too late alarms.Service ran a complete autotest and a simulated run for 10 minutes without failure.The run data file for this procedure was analyzed.Review of the run data file shows fluid balance was at -77ml (98%) for a patient with a tbv of 5076ml.One year of service history was reviewed for this device with no issues related to the reported condition identified.Investigation is in process.A follow up report will be provided.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being filed to provide additional information in h6 and h10 root cause: the root cause of this failure was due to a known software issue.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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