The biomedical technician at the user facility reported that a 2008t hemodialysis (hd) machine failed the 9 volt battery test during its self test.The biomed swapped the 9 volt battery with a known good one, however, while inspecting the unit, the ic9 chipset on the power logic board was found to be burnt.Follow-up was provided which revealed that no smoke was observed, and no flames or sparks were visible.No patient was connected to the machine at the time of the incident as the issue was observed while the unit underwent a self test.A replacement power logic board has been ordered, but has not been received.Therefore, the current repair status of the system is not known.
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Manufacturer evaluation: the device was not returned to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.Additionally, no on-site evaluation of the unit was performed by a fresenius regional equipment specialist (res) and no parts were returned for failure analysis.Follow-up was provided by the biomedical technician who revealed that burn damage was present on the ic9 chipset of the power logic board.The biomed replaced the power logic board to resolve the issue.The unit has been returned to service at the user facility without a recurrence of the event as reported.A records review was performed on the reported serial number.An investigation of the device manufacturing records was conducted by the manufacturer.There were no non-conformances or any associated rework during the manufacturing process which could be associated with the reported event.In addition, the device history record (dhr) review confirmed the results of the in-progress and final quality control (qc) testing met all requirements.A definitive conclusion regarding the complaint incident cannot be reached without a physical examination of the complaint device.
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