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550AHCT |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings (1535)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Per the user facility, despite cleaning and calibrating the bpm, the values continued to not align with the blood gases.Evaluation is in progress, but not yet concluded.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that during use of the device for cardiopulmonary bypass (cpb), the blood parameter monitor (bpm) had large discrepancies in the hemoglobin (hb) and gases from the hematocrit (hct) probe.As mitigation, blood gas analysis was used to monitor the patient's levels.The surgical procedure was completed successfully.There was no delay, no blood loss, nor adverse consequences to the patient.Per clinical review: the user reported the bpm during cpb had large discrepancies in hb and venous oxygen saturation (svo2) values when compared to their measured values from the lab blood gas analyzer.They reported during use the hb value was off by 3g, and after in vivo calibration the hb value on the screen did not change.The temperature was reading high when the patient's temperature was 32 degrees.The saturations then read 50-60% when the venous blood gas samples showed mixed venous blood was 75-80%.These inaccuracies resulted in, per the user, triple the number of blood gases needed to verify against the bpm values.Although, there was no delay to the procedure, no injury, blood loss, and the surgery was completed successfully.The user stated this unit was previously sent back, but there were no issues found.However, they continue to see the same issues.The user included two photos which showed blood gases they did recently demonstrating some variances between the bpm and lab blood gas values.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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During laboratory analysis, the product surveillance technician (pst) attached the blood parameter monitor (bpm) to a test blood loop.The observed hemoglobin (hgb) on the monitor was adjusted to match the blood gas analyzer (bga) that was also attached to the blood loop.The hgb was then reduced by adding saline.The bpm on-screen values did not change despite a significant decrease in actual hgb as reported by the blood loop's bga.It was determined that the bpm did not operate as intended.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Updated block: h6.The reported complaint was confirmed.The service repair technician (srt) observed the monitor powered on and passed all self-testing.The arterial blood parameter monitor (bpm) probe passed service mode testing and intensity testing.The hematocrit saturation (hsat) probe passed service mode testing.The erasable electronically programmable read only memory (eeprom) contained zero critical errors.The srt replaced the hsat probe.The unit operated to the manufacturer's specifications.If additional information becomes available on this complaint that would alter the facts and/or conclusion, a supplemental report will be filed accordingly.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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