Model Number BEQ-HLS 7050 USA#HL |
Device Problem
Device Operates Differently Than Expected (2913)
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Patient Problem
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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Event Date 05/07/2018 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).A follow-up medwatch will be submitted when additional information becomes available.Device requested but not yet received.(b)(4).
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Event Description
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According to the customer: dr.(b)(6) reports a unacceptable reduction in oxygenation.A pao2 of 208 post oxygenation, and would like the disposable set investigated once removed from the patient.The customer changed out the set.No harm to the patient was reported.(b)(4).
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Maquet medical systems,usa(importer)submits this report on behalf of the legal manufacturer of the device maquet cardiopulmonary ag kehler strasse 31, 76437 rastatt, germany.A follow-up medwatch will be submitted when additional information becomes available.Reference exemption # e2018002.Importer- (b)(4).The product was requested for return to the manufacturer for laboratory investigation.The returned product was investigated in the laboratory.An hls set was sent back.The set was contaminated.Tubes were removed and disposed of.Oxygenator was cleaned with sodium hypochlorite.The sample is strongly clotted.A further investigation is currently not possible for security reasons.Corresponding measures have already been initiated.Once these measures have been implemented, the investigation can be resumed.Failure could not be confirmed.Most probable root cause could not be determined at this time because further investigation steps are momentarily not possible to be executed due to work safety issues in the complaint laboratory.Since the reported failure did not contribute to a death or serious injury no corrective action is needed.In addition at this time it cannot be concluded that this is a systemic error.No corrective action is needed.The data is also being handled through a designated maquet cardiopulmonary trending and applicable investigation process.Due to this no further investigation initiations will be completed at this time.
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Event Description
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Internal reference: (b)(4).
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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