There was no patient involvement.The heater-cooler 16-02-80 is not distributed in the usa and it is similar to heater-cooler 16-02-85, which is distributed in the usa (510(k) number: k191402).Livanova deutschland manufactures the heater-cooler system 3t.The incident occurred in leipzig, germany.A livanova field service representative was dispatched to the facility to investigate the device and could confirm the reported issue.The failure was traced back to a short circuit of the cooling compressor.The device has been taken out of service.If any additional information pertinent to the reported event is received, it will be provided in a supplemental report.
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