The user facility reported to terumo cardiovascular that prior to cardiopulmonary bypass, during setup, the small yellow cap for the arterial sample port was loose and rolling around in the sealed package.No known impact or consequence to patient.Product was not 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 6, 2019.Upon further investigation of the reported event, the following information is new and/or changed: d4 (additional device information - added exp date); g4 (date received by manufacturer); g7 (indication that this is a follow-up report); h2 (follow-up due to additional information); h4 (device manufacture date); h6 (identification of evaluation codes 4114, 3221, 4315).Method code: 4114 - device not returned.Results code: 3221 - no findings available.Conclusions code: 4315 - cause not established.The sample was not returned; therefore, a complete investigation could not be performed and a definitive root cause could not be determined, also a retention sample is not saved for cardiovascular procedure kits, therefore a retention was not reviewed.The most likely root cause is associate error in failing to apply the cap tightly enough to withstand shipping and handling.All available information has been placed on file in quality management for appropriate tracking, trending, and follow-up.
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