The user facility reported to terumo cardiovascular that prior to cardiopulmonary bypass, during prime, the pump head had air entering around the seal.*no patient involvement, *product was changed out, *surgery was 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.Upon further investigation of the reported event, the following information is new and/or changed: the returned sample was visually inspected, during which dried blood could be seen around the weld.Upon evaluation of the returned sample, the pump was found to not pull air into the circuit during circulation testing.When a vacuum was pulled directly from the pump outlet, air could be seen coming from the back housing into the circuit.This same effect occurred while testing the retention sample.As the pump did not pull air into the circuit during normal use, it is likely that a vacuum was pulled onto the pump causing air to enter the circuit from the back housing of the pump.The specifications in the ifu do not indicate that the centrifugal pump should operate at any negative pressures.All available information has been placed on file in quality management for appropriate tracking, trending, and follow-up.
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