FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
CONTINOUS EPIDURAL TRAY
MDR report key: 106257
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Received July 17, 1997
Report
- Report Number
- 1217052-1997-00031
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 17, 1997
- Date of Event
- June 1, 1997
- Report Date
- June 17, 1997
- Manufacturer
- SMITHS INDUSTRIES MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
- Product Code
- CAZ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A CLINICIAN DREW SALINE INTO THE 5CC GLASS SYRINGE PREPARING TO PERFORM THE LOSS OF RESISTANCE TECHNIQUE. PRIOR TO USING THE SYRINGE, THE CLINICIAN ALLEGEDLY NOTICED A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATTER FLOATING IN THE SYRINGE FLUID. THE SYRINGE WAS NOT USED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINOUS EPIDURAL TRAY | KIT, CONDUCTION, ANESTHETIC | CAZ | SMITHS INDUSTRIES MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | NA | 704210 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * |