Recall of Device Recall Terumo APS 1

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp.

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
    36963
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0381-2007
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-11-08
  • Event Date Posted
    2007-02-01
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2007-06-11
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    extracorporeal circulation - Product Code DTQ
  • Reason
    Following installation of software version 1.30 in october 2006, the firm confirmed a complaint that the new software caused a discrepancy in the pump speed calculation and caused the pump to stop during clinical use and a ''connect motor'' message to be displayed.
  • Action
    Customers were notified by phone, fax, email or by a Terumo representative of these problems between 11/08/06 and 11/13/06 and instructed to not use the unit until new software had been installed. All version 1.30 software was replaced and version 1.40 installed prior to 12/4/06.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Serial numbers 0119, 0123, 0124, 0128, 0135, 0136, 0139, 0140, 0146, 0147, 0148, 0151, 0152, 0157, 0171, 0196, 0197, 0214, 0232, 0241, 0271, 0305, 0310, 0315, 0316, 0318, 0323, 0345, 0346, 0372, 0375, 0376, 0377, 0378 and 0380.
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide.
  • Product Description
    Terumo Advanced Perfusion System 1 Integrated Centrifugal System Control Unit; Catalog number 801046.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp, 6200 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor MI 48103-9586
  • Source
    USFDA