It was reported that during set-up of the device for a cardiopulmonary bypass procedure, when the perfusion system was unplugged from alternating current (a/c) power, the unit went dead.As a result, an alternate device was employed.The surgical procedure was completed successfully.There was no delay, no blood loss, nor adverse consequences to the pt.
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The reported complaint was confirmed.Per the user facility's biomedical engineer (biomed), when the system was unplugged, there was four minutes displayed on the central control monitor (ccm) battery icon and the icon was red.This system has not been used since 04/16/2015 and was not plugged into a/c during that time.The biomed plugged in the unit to charge over the weekend.The fsr arrived on 06/08/2015 and the unit was fully charged and operated on battery back-up.The fsr replaced the batteries that were delivered to the customer.The unit operated to mfr specifications and was returned to clinical use.The suspect batteries were returned to the mfr for further eval.During the laboratory eval, the reported issue was not duplicated.The product surveillance technician (pst) observed both batteries to exceed the minimum specifications for characteristics evaluated.No anomalies were observed upon receipt of the batteries.Batteries measured 13.2 and 13.1 volts direct current (vdc) upon receipt (13.2 vdc is typical for a battery having a near full charge).Conductance measurements were 451 siemens (s) for both batteries (375s is the minimum requirement of conductance).Batteries were found to be fully recharged after only three hours (recommended recharging from full depletion is 13 hours).Total nominal available capacity (tnac) is 18 amp hours (ah), indicates full charge.After charging, the voltage and conductance readings of both batteries were: 13.4v/458s.This indicates that both batteries properly accept charging.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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