It was reported that during use of the device for a cardiopulmonary bypass (cpb) procedure, the pump stopped.There was approximately a five minute delay.The surgical procedure was completed successfully.There was no blood loss, nor adverse consequences to the patient.
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The reported complaint could not be confirmed.The service repair technician (srt) was unable to duplicate the complaint.The pump was operated at various speeds, occlusion points and in different directions operating as intended throughout the evaluation.The unit operated to the manufacturer's specifications.If additional information becomes available on this complaint that would alter the facts and/or conclusion, a supplemental report will be filed accordingly.
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Per clinical review: on (b)(6) 2017, the perfusionist (ccp) set up and primed the pump and disposable components without issue.The ccp stated that the cardioplegia (cpg) pump and circuitry associated with the myocardial protection passed its pre-cardiopulmonary bypass (cpb) safety and function tests.Shortly after initiation of cpb, the cpg pump "locked in failure mode", and was unable to turn on to allow forward flow to the myocardium.He restarted (power on/off) the cpg pump three times, and each time it would lock in a failure and not enable forward flow of the cpg solution.Ccp troubleshooting included checking the cpg pressures, pump power, wired connections, jammed buttons, pump cover placement, and he opened the cpg vent/purge line to release any pressure that could have miscalculated a different pressure.He also minimally released the set occlusion to be certain that the pump was not over occluded.During the period of pump failure, the surgeon was in the process of applying the cross-clamp, but the ccp informed the surgeon of the problem that they were unable to flow forward with the cpg solution, therefore the surgeon did not apply the cross-clamp.The fourth attempt to mitigate the problem included a complete shut down of the heart lung machine (hlm), and recycling of power.This did not resolve the cpg pump failure.The hlm was only off for a few seconds, and forward cpb was resumed in a few seconds.The ccp then tried to restart the cpg pump for a fifth time, and it was able to run appropriately.According to the ccp, no active alarms occurred.The patient received the accurate amount of cpg doses, and the pump worked without failure the rest of the procedure.The ccp stated that there was about a four to five minute delay in continuation of the surgical procedure while he was troubleshooting and resolving the problem with the roller pump.The was no blood loss or harm associated with the event.
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