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It was reported that during routine check by the customer, the cardiosave intra-aortic balloon pump (iabp) malfunctioned and battery 1 was not charging, even though the power cable was connected.There was no patient involvement reported.A getinge field service engineer (fse) evaluated the unit for the reported malfunction.Upon testing, it was found that the base for power management (ac/dc switching, charging control) has failed.Failure has been detected in the power management board.After replacement of the power management board, the fse performed multiple discharge and charge tests and the results were satisfactory.Both batteries 1 and 2 were able to operate for more than 80 minutes.
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