| Model Number |
77722 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Leak/Splash (1354)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199); No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
01/13/2020
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Device evaluation summary: visual inspection shows evidence of damage/hole in the body of the device.During the cleaning process there was a leak observed from the damage/hole.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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Medtronic received information that during use of an eopa arterial cannula, it was noted that there was a pinhole leak from the cannula throughout the case.The customer put a towel over the cannula to complete the case.The product was used to complete the case.Patient lost 100ml of blood a transfusion was not required. .
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Conclusion: the product was returned from the field damaged; the quality checks that are in place would not allow for this type of defect to pass through our system and likely occurred after it left our facility.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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