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PERFUSION SYSTEMS CARPENTIER BI-CAVAL FEMORAL VENOUS CANNULA; CATHETER, CANNULA AND TUBING, VASCULAR, CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS
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| Model Number |
58729 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Puncture/Hole (1504)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding (1888); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
06/10/2022
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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Medtronic received information that during use of a carpentier bi-caval femoral venous cannula the customer reported that, during thoracoscopic surgery, the patient's systemic circulation flow was unstable.It was reported that the cannula body was broken when the customer was adjusting the cannula.The medtronic rep was notified to solve the problem.The sales team found that the drainage port of the lower cavity of the cannula was obviously broken.The device was replaced to complete the procedure.There was no patient impact associated with this event.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Medtronic received additional information that there was no leak noted from the cannula.The patient's blood loss due to the leak was around 50 ml.No blood transfusion was required.The leak was from blood that seeped when the cannula was pulled out.The customer use nearly 300 of such cannulae per year for this type of surgery, and they have rich experience in using them.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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