The user facility reported to terumo cardiovascular that prior to cardiopulmonary bypass, during set up, a kink was found in the line where the manifold gets connected.*no patient involvement as this occurred during set up.*product was changed out.*procedure was completed successfully.
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This follow-up report is submitted to the fda in accord with applicable regulations - and as indicated by terumo cardiovascular system in the initial report submitted to the fda on september 2, 2016 (b)(4).The sample was returned for evaluation.A review of the device history record revealed no manufacturing anomalies.Visual inspection of the returned sample confirmed that the pigtail tubing was kinked.All capiox products are 100% visually inspected in process; therefore, it is likely that this tubing was not kinked until after packaged.Due to the curvature in the tubing, it is likely that the tubing was damaged by the way the product was placed and sat in its packaging for an extended period of time.All available information has been placed on file in quality management for appropriate tracking, trending and follow up.
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