Events

Recall of ADVANCED PERFUSION SYSTEM 1 - BASE UNIT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by RYAN MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS INC..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    152950
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-08-13
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Terumo cardiovascular systems (terumo cvs) has become aware through internal testing that the terumo advanced perfusion system 1 operator's manual does not completely describe the system's centrifugal pump response under certain conditions. specifically if the user is adjusting the pump speed using the central control monitor (ccm) or the manual speed knob on the centrifugal control unit at the same time an event occurs (which would activate the coast response mode on the pump).

Device

ADVANCED PERFUSION SYSTEM 1 - BASE UNIT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 801763 (Lot serial: > 10 contact manufacturer)
  • Product Description
    Terumo Advanced Perfusion System 1
  • Manufacturer
    RYAN MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS INC.

Manufacturer

RYAN MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS INC.