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Device product

Essenz HLM (Heart-Lung Machine), REF: 49-00-10, with Software

Z-0571-2025

October 18, 2024

Class II

Product summary

Firm
LivaNova Deutschland GmbH
Event
Event 95665
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
38
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0571-2025

Official wording

Reason: Heart-Lung Machine GUI touchscreen may go dark for 10-15 seconds, safety/performance functions remain operational before reset, control maintained through backup control panel, but second reset may occur, may lead to gas blender standby, then gas blender must be reactivated using user interface on blender, sensors deactivated until new case started; GUI reset can lead to Hypoxia and Hypoperfusion.

Code information: UDI-DI: 04033817903062. Software Version: 1.5. Serial Numbers: 49PK00436, 49PK00108, 49PK00374, 49PK00479, 49PK00480, 49PK00481, 49PK00093, 49PK00091, 49PK00092, 49PK00163, 49PK00497, 49PK00498, 49PK00219, 49PK00223, 49PK00224, 49PK00225, 49PK00226, 49PK00241, 49PK00255, 49PK00292, 49PK00291, 49PK00293, 49PK00490, 49PK00487, 49PK00488, 49PK00278, 49PK00274, 49PK00277, 49PK00275, 49PK00276, 49PK00273, 49PK00457, 49PK00458, 49PK00459, 49PK00455, 49PK00456, 49PK00290, 49PK00288

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, VA, GA, IN, NJ, FL, CO, MS, NV.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Heart-Lung Machine GUI touchscreen may go dark for 10-15 seconds, safety/performance functions remain operational before reset, control maintained through backup control panel, but second reset may occur, may lead to gas blender standby, then gas blender must be reactivated using user interface on blender, sensors deactivated until new case started; GUI reset can lead to Hypoxia and Hypoperfusion.