—#108631

Product

Sarns Modular Perfusion System 9000, 220/240V with color screen. The Sarns Perfusion System 9000 is indicated for use as a heart-lung system for pumping blood for arterial perfusion, regional perfusion, and cardiopulmonary bypass procedures, when used by a qualified perfusionist who is experienced in the operation of Sarns or similar equipment.

FDA product code: DTQ — Console, Heart-Lung Machine, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Cardiovascular
510(k) numbers: K871131
Affected lot / code info: Catalog Number 164290 and serial number 1005-5463

Why it was recalled

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems has received several reports of malfunctions of the Air Bubble Detection System used with its heart-lung machines over the last three years. The malfunctions were expressed in various failure modes (over sensitivity, false alarms and were found to have various root causes. The malfunctions occurred in systems that were excluded from prior corrective actions or in syst

Root cause (FDA determination)

Nonconforming Material/Component

Action the firm took

Terumo CVS sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated March 30, 2012 to all affected customers. The letter identifies the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers. Customers are asked to complete and return a Customer Response Form via fax to 1-800-292-6551. Contact Terumo CVS Customer Service at 1-800-521-2818 for questions regarding this recall.

Recalling firm

Firm: Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
Address: 6200 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103-9586

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of ARGENTINA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, Bolivia, BRAZIL, BRISBANE, CANADA, CHILE, China, COLOMBIA, COLOMBIA, Costa Rica, DENMARK, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, FRANCE, GERMANY, Guatemala, HOLLAND, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, INDIA, Indonesia, Israel, ITALY, Jordan, KOREA, Kuwait, Lebanon, LEICESTERSHIRE, Malaysia, Mexico, NETHERLANDS, New Zealand, Nicaragua, NORWAY, Pakistan, Panama, PERU, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, SINGAPORE , SOUTH AFRICA, South Korea, SPAIN, Sri Lanka, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, Taiwan, THAILAND, Turkey, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE), Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, WEST GERMANY and Yemen.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2012-06-18
Posted by FDA: 2012-07-19
Terminated: 2013-04-12
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #108631. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.