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Device Problem
Gas/Air Leak (2946)
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Patient Problem
Hematoma (1884)
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Event Date 05/04/2022 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Implanted date: device was not implanted.Explanted date: device was not explanted.Occupation: inventory control specialist.The actual device was not returned for evaluation.The investigation is currently ongoing.A follow-up report will be submitted once the investigation is complete.A review of the device history record of the product code/lot# combination was conducted with no findings.
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Event Description
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The user facility reported that the involved tr band balloon was leaking.Additional information was received 09 may 2022: the air was leaking from the large and small balloon assembly.15 ml's of air was injected into the tr band when it was applied.Seconds later after the procedure was started the tr band started to be deflated.Hemostasis was achieved by holding pressure and applying a new tr band.Estimated blood loss was less than 250cc's.There was no noticeable damage to the device.The patient was in stable condition.A hematoma formed and it was the size of a quarter.Additional information was received 11 may 2022: the hematoma was formed after the first tr band attempt.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being submitted as follow-up no.1 to provide the completed investigation results.The actual device was not returned; therefore, an evaluation of the actual device was unable to be conducted.The complaint cannot be confirmed since the device was not available for product evaluation.The exact root cause cannot be determined.The device history record (dhr) review determined that the device was in a conforming state when released from terumo control.There is no indication that any manufacturing issues may have led to this event.Currently no action is recommended since this risk evaluation is within the predetermined limits in the failure mode and effects analysis (fmea).
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