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
    20237
  • 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
    Terumo cardiovascular systems (cvs) received reports of random flow readings and/or intermittent false back flow alarms for the terumo advanced perfusion system. 1. there was no tubing in the flow sensor. when operating as intended, the module will generate '---' (three dashes) in the display, and issue a 'check sensor' alert message, when there is no tubing in the flow sensor.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

TCVS Heart lung machine

Manufacturer

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Inc