FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SENTINEL SEAL CHEST DRAINAGE UNIT
MDR report key: 137736
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Received December 12, 1997
Report
- Report Number
- 9611018-1997-00017
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 12, 1997
- Report Date
- November 13, 1997
- Manufacturer
- SHERWOOD MEDICAL INDUSTRIES
- Product Code
- KDQ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SW
- Reporter Occupation
- UNKNOWN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
CUSTOMER REPORTS, ONE INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CONNECTOR TUBING FROM THE PT TO THE SENTINEL SEAL HAS BEEN PUSHED TOO FAR DOWN INTO THE COLLECTION CHAMBER. WHEN THE COLLECTION CHAMBER WAS FULL OF BLOOD, THE BLOOD BLOCKED THE EXIT OF THE CONNECTING TUBE AND THERE WAS NO SUCTION TO THE PT. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS THE PT WAS BEING MONITORED CLOSELY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTINEL SEAL CHEST DRAINAGE UNIT | CHEST DRAINAGE UNIT | KDQ | SHERWOOD MEDICAL INDUSTRIES | NA | 97I236T |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNKNOWN |