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During cardiopulmonary bypass the bard hf-5000 hollow fiber membrane oxygenator failed to adequately oxygenate in spite of the fact that the f;02 was 1. 0, the p 02 could not be attained above 40mm hg. Device labeled for single use. Patient medical status prior to event: critical condition. There was not multiple patient involvement. Device not serviced in accordance with service schedule. No data - regarding date last serviced. Service provided by: invalid data. Service records not available. No imminent hazard to public health claimed. Device used as labeled/intended. Device was evaluated after the event. Method of evaluation: actual device involved in incident was evaluated, visual examination. Results of evaluation: component failure, telemetry failure, none or unknown, invalid data. Conclusion: device failure occurred and was related to event, device failure directly caused event. Certainty of device as cause of or contributor to event: yes. Corrective actions: device returned to manufacturer/dealer/distributor. The device was destroyed/disposed of.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5