Getinge field service engineer (fse) evaluated the iabp and attempted to reproduce the reported issue with a test balloon, but the error did not occur during normal operation of the iabp unit.However, the fse discovered that the error can be produced when the intra-aortic balloon (iab) is removed during the inflate/deflate cycle which is the normal operating procedure.The fse completed a preventative maintenance (pm) service, and then performed all functional and safety checks to meet factory specifications.The iabp was then released to the customer for return to clinical service.(b)(6).
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It was reported that during use on a patient, the cs300 intra-aortic balloon pump (iabp) generated an iab disconnect alarm.The customer reported to have checked all connections and observed no sign of a balloon leak and all connections were secure.A getinge employee suggested to swap the iabp unit out and to send to bio-med for evaluation.There was no report of patient harm, serious injury or adverse event.Patient height: 172 cm.
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