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Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation: Sarns Modular Perfusion System 8000 base, 5 pump 220/240V. The Sarns Modular Perfusion System 8000 is indicated for use for up to 6 hours on the extracorporeal circulation of blood for arterial perfusion, regional perfusion, and cardiopulmonary bypass procedures, when used by a qualified medical professional who is experienced in the operation of this or similar equipment.
- Recall number
- Z-2047-2012
- Recalling firm
- Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
- Product
- Sarns Modular Perfusion System 8000 base, 5 pump 220/240V. The Sarns Modular Perfusion System 8000 is indicated for use for up to 6 hours on the extracorporeal circulation of blood for arterial perfusion, regional perfusion, and cardiopulmonary bypass procedures, when used by a qualified medical professional who is experienced in the operation of this or similar equipment.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-06-18
- Posted
- 2012-07-19
- Terminated
- 2013-04-12
- Reason
- Terumo Cardiovascular Systems has received several reports of malfunctions of the Air Bubble Detection System used with its heart-lung machines over the last three years. The malfunctions were expressed in various failure modes (over sensitivity, false alarms and were found to have various root causes. The malfunctions occurred in systems that were excluded from prior corrective actions or in syst
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Terumo CVS sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated March 30, 2012 to all affected customers. The letter identifies the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers. Customers are asked to complete and return a Customer Response Form via fax to 1-800-292-6551. Contact Terumo CVS Customer Service at 1-800-521-2818 for questions regarding this recall.
- Quantity
- 310 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of ARGENTINA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, Bolivia, BRAZIL, BRISBANE, CANADA, CHILE, China, COLOMBIA, COLOMBIA, Costa Rica, DENMARK, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, FRANCE, GERMANY, Guatemala, HOLLAND, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, INDIA, Indonesia, Israel, ITALY, Jordan, KOREA, Kuwait, Lebanon, LEICESTERSHIRE, Malaysia, Mexico, NETHERLANDS, New Zealand, Nicaragua, NORWAY, Pakistan, Panama, PERU, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, SINGAPORE , SOUTH AFRICA, South Korea, SPAIN, Sri Lanka, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, Taiwan, THAILAND, Turkey, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE), Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, WEST GERMANY and Yemen.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Catalog Number 16406 and serial number 1001-1823
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K915183"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- DTQ
- Firm FEI
- 1828100
- Firm city
- Ann Arbor
- Firm state
- MI
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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