Terumo has not received the device for evaluation; therefore, the investigation has yet to be completed.Terumo plans on submitting a follow-up report when the investigation is complete and when more information becomes available.For this reason, terumo references evaluation conclusion code.(b)(4).
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The user facility reported to terumo cardiovascular that prior to cardiopulmonary bypass, during prime, a warped water connector on the oxygenator was found leaking once connected. no patient involvement as this occurred during prime.Product was changed out.Procedure 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 august 17, 2018.(b)(4).The returned sample was confirmed to have damage to the water and gas outlet ports.All oxygenators are 100% visually inspected at several points in the production process.The packaging of the product also ensures protection against damage to the water port of the oxygenator.It is likely that the water inlet port was damaged by a shock force at some point during the handling of the product; however, when or how this shock force was applied was not able to be determined.A retention sample from the same product code and lot number combination was inspected, and found to have no damage on the ports.The most likely cause is that, the damage occurred during shipping and handling after the manufacturing process.All available information has been placed on file in quality management for appropriate tracking, trending, and follow-up.
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