| Model Number |
BEQ-HLS 7050 USA #SHLS Set Advanced 7.0 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Fluid/Blood Leak (1250)
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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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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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The event occurred in the united states.It was reported that an hls set was replaced during use due to a leak causing blood to continuously drip from the gas outlet.No further information has been provided at this time.Additional information has been requested and is still pending.No harm to any person has been reported.Due to the reported leakage during use and the exchange a report is required.Complaint id: (b)(4).
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Event or Problem Description
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The event occurred in the united states.It was reported that an hls set was replaced during use due to a leak causing blood to continuously drip from the gas outlet.Due to the reported leakage during use and the exchange a report is required.Additional information was received on 2026-09-24 that a blood transfusion was required due to the reported leakage.Based on that the adverse event /product problem has been changed to adverse event.Complaint id: (b)(4).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The investigation is ongoing.Further information has been requested but has not yet been received.A follow up medwatch will be submitted when additional information becomes available.Note: no udi number has been included in the section d4 unique device identifier (udi) since the lot number of the affected hls set was not provided.Therefore it is not possible to identify the set lot number of the device in question and therefore its udi number.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information was received on 2026-09-24 that other medical devices were used in conjunction with the event: another cardiohelp was used to swap the circuit.Ecmo was required in the operating room after glenn due to low cardiac output.There were no pre-medical conditions which have influenced the event.It was confirmed that the patient lost about 50mls of blood.Following patient information was shared: male, 7 months old, 6 kg and 55cm.There was no delay in treatment due to the hls set replacement.The patient was connected to the set on (b)(6) 2026.A blood transfusion was required due to the reported leakage.There was no leakage during priming procedure and no picture evidence is available.On (b)(6) 2026 further information was provided as follows: the customer did use a second cardiohelp unit to facilitate a faster switch-over to the new hls.They did not report any concerns with either cardiohelp and the initial cardiohelp unit would not be directly involved with a leak at the gas exhaust.The investigation is ongoing.Further information has been requested but has not yet been received.A follow up medwatch will be submitted when additional information becomes available.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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