A biomedical engineer (biomed) at a user facility reported that the fresenius 2008k hemodialysis (hd) machine had an ¿acid pump no eos¿ alarm occur during set-up by the staff and while troubleshooting, the biomed smelled a burning smell.Follow-up information with the biomed revealed that the actuator board was burned and charred at chip number c117.A patient was not connected to the machine at the time of the incident.The biomed reported that there was no smoke, flame, or sparks noticed.There was no damage observed on any other components.The biomed replaced the actuator board.Following the part replacement, the system was restored to full functionality.The unit was returned to service at the user facility without a recurrence of the event as reported.The actuator board is available to be returned to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.
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Plant investigation: no parts have been returned to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.Additionally, no on-site evaluation of the unit was performed by a fresenius regional equipment specialist (res).The unit was pulled from service for evaluation by the facility biomedical engineer (biomed) following the event.The biomed replaced the actuator/test board to resolve the issue.Following parts replacement, the system was confirmed to be operating properly.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.The investigation into the cause of the reported problem was not able to be confirmed.A definitive conclusion regarding the complaint incident cannot be reached without a physical examination of the complaint device.
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