FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ET TUBE, 7.0
MDR report key: 12104
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Received March 17, 1994
Report
- Report Number
- MW1001138
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 17, 1994
- Date of Event
- February 25, 1994
- Report Date
- March 3, 1994
- Manufacturer
- SHERIDAN CATHETER CORP.
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- MO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ET TUBE CHECKED PRIOR TO PLACEMENT, CUFF NOTED TO INFLATE AND AIR WAS REMOVED. WHILE PT WAS INTUBATED, ET BECAME LOOSE. CHECK BULB WAS NOT TIGHT WITH AIR. FOUR CC AIR WAS ADDED. LATER, BULB AGAIN NOT FULL OF AIR. COMPLIANCE BECOMING WORSE AND TUBE WAS REPLACED. AFTER RETURN TO AMBULANCE, BASE CREW AGAIN CHECKED TUBE AND IT WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ET TUBE, 7.0 | ET TUBE STERILE SINGLE 10 MM | SHERIDAN CATHETER CORP. | 018189 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 YR | Other |