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Device Problem
Appropriate Term/Code Not Available (3191)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Type of investigation not yet determined: additional information is being requested with regard to the repair and status of the iabp.A supplemental report will be submitted upon completion of our investigation.The initial reporter named is a getinge employee who has different contact details from that of the event site.
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Event Description
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It was reported that during preventive maintenance (pm) performed by a getinge field service engineer (fse), the cardiosave intra-aortic balloon pump (iabp) failed the pim test multiple times upon installation of the new safety disk.There was no patient involvement, and no adverse event reported.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The suspected faulty safety disk was returned to getinge's national repair center (nrc) for failure investigation.A getinge' technician inspected the safety disk per the cardiosave service manual and no visual damage was observed.The nrc installed the safety disk into the cardiosave test fixture and tested the safety disk to factory specifications per procedure and the cardiosave service manual.The safety disk passed testing and would be sent to getinge's production department per procedure.A supplemental report will be submitted when additional information is provided.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional customer contact phone: (b)(6).
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Event Description
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N/a.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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