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Fresenius blood pump rotor

Official notice

6 May 2024

Last checked

6 May 2024

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Fresenius blood pump rotor. This is a field action notification by the manufacturer, Fresenius USA Inc. For Blood Pump Rotor Spare Parts that are compatible with 2008 series hemodialysis machine. The Blood Pump Rotor turns to move the blood along the blood pump segment of the machine. An increased number of complaints were reported to the manufacturer on the Blood Pump Rotor (p/n - f40015481 rev a, implemented in May 2020) after a period of use by clinics noting loose/dislodged guide sheaves. After thorough review of the complaints and root cause investigation, the manufacturer updated the Blood Pump Rotor design to p/n - f40015481 rev c to address customer complaints for bent guide pins due to improper unloading of blood lines. The rev a part was installed as a component of the arterial blood pump on the 2008 series hemodialysis machines during the period May 2020 till Apr 2024. The blood pump rotor is also sold as a spare part for the 2008 series blood pump module. Since, rev c design is now complete, and the part is now available, Fresenius USA has initiated a field action notification to conduct medical device correction if necessary. Recall start date: April 16, 2024 Published 2024-05-06.

What to do now

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Recall number

75480

Official notice

2024-05-06

The hazard

This is a field action notification by the manufacturer, Fresenius USA Inc. For Blood Pump Rotor Spare Parts that are compatible with 2008 series hemodialysis machine. The Blood Pump Rotor turns to move the blood along the blood pump segment of the machine. An increased number of complaints were reported to the manufacturer on the Blood Pump Rotor (p/n - f40015481 rev a, implemented in May 2020) after a period of use by clinics noting loose/dislodged guide sheaves. After thorough review of the complaints and root cause investigation, the manufacturer updated the Blood Pump Rotor design to p/n - f40015481 rev c to address customer complaints for bent guide pins due to improper unloading of blood lines. The rev a part was installed as a component of the arterial blood pump on the 2008 series hemodialysis machines during the period May 2020 till Apr 2024. The blood pump rotor is also sold as a spare part for the 2008 series blood pump module. Since, rev c design is now complete, and the part is now available, Fresenius USA has initiated a field action notification to conduct medical device correction if necessary. Recall start date: April 16, 2024

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Recall Numbers

75480

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Blood Pump Rotor (Spare Part) Used For Fresenius 2008T Hemodialysis System, Lot or serial number - Not applicable., Model or catalog number/ - 190729

Product 2

Affected products - Blood Pump Rotor (Spare Part) Used For K@Home, Lot or serial number - Not applicable., Model or catalog number/ - 191014 190395

Risk / hazard

This is a field action notification by the manufacturer, Fresenius USA Inc. For Blood Pump Rotor Spare Parts that are compatible with 2008 series hemodialysis machine. The Blood Pump Rotor turns to move the blood along the blood pump segment of the machine. An increased number of complaints were reported to the manufacturer on the Blood Pump Rotor (p/n - f40015481 rev a, implemented in May 2020) after a period of use by clinics noting loose/dislodged guide sheaves. After thorough review of the complaints and root cause investigation, the manufacturer updated the Blood Pump Rotor design to p/n - f40015481 rev c to address customer complaints for bent guide pins due to improper unloading of blood lines. The rev a part was installed as a component of the arterial blood pump on the 2008 series hemodialysis machines during the period May 2020 till Apr 2024. The blood pump rotor is also sold as a spare part for the 2008 series blood pump module. Since, rev c design is now complete, and the part is now available, Fresenius USA has initiated a field action notification to conduct medical device correction if necessary. Recall start date: April 16, 2024

Where it was sold

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Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Fresenius, Fresenius Blood Pump Rotor.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

75480

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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