The user facility reported to terumo cardiovascular that prior to cardiopulmonary bypass procedure, during prime, the right angle luer in the one way line manifold cracked and leaked.*no patient involvement, *product was changed out, *surgery completed successfully.
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This follow-up report is submitted to fda in accord with applicable regulations ¿ and as indicated by terumo cardiovascular systems in the initial report submitted to the fda on may 21, 2017.(b)(4).Evaluation of the returned sample found that the l connector was cracked along the part.Replication testing found that this crack appears on the part when the l connector is over tightened on a port.During setup of the circuit, the l connector had likely been over-tightened, causing it to crack.All available information has been placed on file in quality management for appropriate tracking, trending, and follow-up.
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