Events

Recall of TCVS Heart lung machine

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Terumo Cardiovascular Systems 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
    20235
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-06-02
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Terumo Australia Pty Ltd (NZ), c/- Healthcare Logistics, 56 Carrington Road, Mount Albert, Auckland 1025
  • Reason
    A lamp use as an optional accessory with the terumo® advanced perfusion system uses a halogen bulb which will become hot during use. the lamp will become hot, can cause damage or ignition to materials that are placed in close proximity to the hot lamp housing, and can cause burn injury to personnel that come in close contact with the hot lamp housing.
  • Action
    Instructions for use to be updated

Device

TCVS Heart lung machine

Manufacturer

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Inc