It was reported that during set-up of the device for a cardiopulmonary bypass procedure, the heater cooler unit was not heating.As a result, an alternate device was employed.The surgical procedure was completed successfully.There was a delay.There was no blood loss or adverse consequences to the patient.Per clinical summary on 14-jul-2016: according to the complaint record, the heater/cooler unit would not heat.The user elected to change out the heater/cooler for a back-up device.There was a delay noted, but it is unclear whether the actual surgical procedure was delayed, or if the delay was only in the set-up of the device.To obtain more detail, diligence was done with no returned correspondence from the user.
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