Catalog Number 000000000000010220 |
Device Problem
Leak/Splash (1354)
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Patient Problem
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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Event Date 12/04/2014 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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The customer reported at the beginning of an exchange procedure, they received an 'obstacle in centrifuge or presence of an object' alarm.The operator also noticed blood had leaked in the centrifuge.Due to eu personal data protection laws, the patient information is not available from the customer.Terumo bct is awaiting return of the disposable set for evaluation.This report is being filed in response to the customer filing a sae report with their local authorities.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Investigation is in process.A follow-up report will be provided.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Investigation: a review of the device history record (dhr) for this unit showed no irregularities during manufacturing that were relevant to this issue.Root cause: a definitive root cause could not be determined.No concerns were noted with the set.Based on the customer's report of the timing and description of the event, it is possible that the alarm was caused by, but not limited to, a centrifuge pressure sensor malfunction, a centrifuge door malfunction, or a set that was not properly loaded.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Investigation: the disposable set was received for investigation.Visual inspection showed no blood or fluid in the set.The set passed the pressure test and no defects of the channel or set was noted.Investigation is in-process.A follow-up report will be provided.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The incident description has been revised to reflect an updated incident description provided from the customer upon further clarification and follow-up.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 before the start of priming, the machine alarmed "obstacle in the centrifuge or presence of an object." they were not able to start priming and had to change the kit to continue the procedure.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This record was identified during a retrospective review of mdrs to identify records in which an event occurred, but the type of reportable event was not indicated appropriately.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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