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The user facility reported that in the process of assembly of the extracorporeal circulation circuit in a sterile way, the operator attempted to disconnect an extension present in the upper part of the oxygenator, however, the part was stuck, which made it impossible to disconnect and move the extension to another part of the membrane oxygenator.The procedure outcome was not reported.The patient was not harmed.
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This report is being sent as follow-up no.1 to update section d9, section h3, section e1 and to provide the completed investigation results.The actual device has been returned for evaluation.(investigation result): visual inspection of the actual device.- it was found that the l-shaped connector connected to the top of the reservoir had been deformed.- forceps marks were found on the lock adapter.Due to this factor, it was inferred that the user attempted to remove it with forceps.Confirmation of the fitting status of the actual device: - an attempt was made to remove the l-shaped connector.It was confirmed that it was tightly fitted.Then, the following procedures were performed.It was confirmed to be removable.Procedure [how to remove the l-shaped connector].A) rotate the lock adapter to loosen the fitting.- if the lock adapter is too tight to remove, perform the next manipulation b).B) hold the l-shaped connector and move it gently in an l-shape.C) hold the base of the l-shaped connector and rotate it to remove it.Magnifying inspection of the luer port to which the actual l-shaped connector was fitted - no anomaly such as damage was found.- no difference in dimensions was found compared to the current product.Magnifying inspection of the actual l-shaped connector: - forceps marks were found on the lock adapter, and it had been deformed.- it was found that the male connector had also been deformed.The manufacturing record and the shipping inspection record of the actual device - no anomaly was found.Past complaint file: - no other similar report of the product with the involved product code/lot# was found.(cause of occurrence/conclusion): based on the investigation result, although it was possible to unfit the l-shaped connector, it was confirmed that it was tightly fitted.The involved section is fitted manually by the worker.Therefore, it was likely that due to variations in the work performed by the workers, the connector was fitted tighter than usual, making them difficult to remove.However, from the condition of actual device, it was not possible to clarify the cause of occurrence.Terumo medical corporation (tmc) (importer) registration no.2243441 is submitting this report on behalf of ashitaka factory of terumo corporation (manufacturer) registration no.9681834.
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