Model Number BEQ-HLS 7050 USA#HL |
Device Problem
Backflow (1064)
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Patient Problem
Death (1802)
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Event Date 07/16/2018 |
Event Type
Death
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).A follow-up medwatch will be submitted when additional information becomes available.(b)(4).(b)(6).Maquet cardiopulmonary (b)(4) requested the product for investigation in the laboratory of the manufacturer but not received yet.
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Event Description
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It was reported that cpr was being performed on a patient.The cardiohelp unit and disposable were brought to the room.Hls disposable was primed with no problems, but no forward flow occurred, once support was initiated.Reporter was not present and did not know what alarms or messages were occurring.Hls disposable was removed and a new one was primed and initiation of support occured with no issue.Patient did eventually expire.According to the principal cardiac assist territory manager: the death occurred during procedure.The set was primed but could not get any forward flow after priming.Set was exchanged.Second circuit was used.First circuit not placed on patient.After exchange there were no problems with the device.Condition of the patient before use was unstable.Internal reference: (b)(4).
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).A follow-up medwatch will be submitted when additional information becomes available.(b)(4).Maquet cardiopulmonary (b)(4) requested the product for investigation in the laboratory of the manufacturer.The returned product was invesitigated in the laboratory of the manufacturer.The claimed oxygenator was disinfected, rinsed with water and treated with sodium hypochlorite cleaned.A visual examination, a functional test with the cardiohelp and a leak test after lv 201 were carried out.No clots were detected during the optical examination.The yellow cap from the vent connector has on delivery missing.It was made with the help of cardiohelp a water cycle and a function test performed.With no abnormalities.The forward flow worked perfectly.When leak test according to lv 201 was carried out, no leakage on the product detected.Thus the 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.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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(b)(4).
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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