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It was reported that during surgery, the pressure on the device was not maintaining the pressure it was set to at the beginning of the case.There was no surgical delay.Doctors were seeing patients coming back with severe bruising from the tourniquet.The pa started noticing that this problem was only occurring with this specific machine.Due diligence is in progress, no further information is available.
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This event has been recorded by zimmer biomet under (b)(4).The following sections have been corrected/updated: a3, b4, b5, d2, d4, g1, g3, g6, h1, h2, h3, h4, h6, and h11.Review of the most recent repair record determined the unit was leaking on the second cuff.The barb fitting was reinstalled and resolved the reported issue.Review of the device history record identified no deviations or anomalies during manufacturing related to the reported event.A definitive root cause cannot be determined.The event is confirmed.If any further information is found which would change or alter any conclusions or information, a supplemental report will be filed accordingly.Zimmer biomet will continue to monitor for trends.
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