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PERFUSION SYSTEMS EOPA ARTERIAL CANNULA; CATHETER, CANNULA AND TUBING, VASCULAR, CARDIO
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| Model Number |
77624 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Deformation (2976)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
10/19/2023
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Device evaluation summary: visual inspection shows evidence of a kink.Reason for return was confirmed.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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Event or Problem Description
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Medtronic received information that during use of an eopa arterial cannula, the customer reported that there was a kink in the device in the area that the customer stated is prone to getting a kink if the device is moved in a certain way.The customer stated that the area in question is approximately 10cm from the distal tip of the device.The customer stated that they are very aware of this issue because they have reported several of these in the last couple of months.The customer is very careful to secure the cannula in such a way that it cannot kink and cause any patient impact at all.The device was used to complete the procedure.There was no adverse patient effect associated with this event.Medtronic received additional information that the device was not heated or cooled prior to use.The kink was not in the location of the sutures.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Medtronic received additional information that the customer reporting the complaint explained that their technique is to blame for these cannula kinks.They said about two months ago they began doing something different to fill the cannula with blood and it prior to connecting it to the patient circuit.In the past, they always just allowed the arterial blood to passively fill the cannula and the blood was directed into a sterile bowl on the surgical field.Two months ago, they began skipping the sterile bowl step and bent the eopa cannula sharply and allowed the arterial blood to just go back into the patient¿s chest.The perfusionist on the case today saw them do this and realized this caused a sharp bend in it at the exact place that all of these ¿kinks¿ had been noted¿.Correction h6.4 (eval code (fdc/annex d)): field was updated.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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