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Device product

Sarns Modular Perfusion System 9000, 100V 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.

Z-2052-2012

June 18, 2012

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
Event
Event 61479
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
31 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2052-2012

Official wording

Reason: 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

Code information: Catalog Number 164280 and serial number 1019-5379

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.

Derived failure modes

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    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    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