270 STABILOCK ET HOLDER
Report
- Report Number
- 1214422-2022-00006
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 5, 2022
- Date of Event
- February 10, 2022
- Report Date
- April 5, 2022
- Manufacturer
- DALE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC
- Product Code
- CBH
- UDI-DI
- 00817612020506
- PMA / PMN Number
- LISTING ONLY
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT BEING TREATED USING THE DALE 270 ET TUBE HOLDER DEVELOPED A ROUND WOUND THAT TUNNELS FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE OF HER RIGHT UPPER LIP FROM ET HOLDER. DALE MEDICAL HAS INVESTIGATED THE REPORT INCLUDING INSPECTION AND TESTING OF A DEVICE FROM THE SAME LOT NUMBER 27608 AS THE ONE REPORTED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. A COMPLETE REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR THIS PRODUCTION LOT 27608 ALSO FOUND NO ISSUES. DALE MEDICAL ALSO PERFORMED INSPECTION AND TESTING AND DHR REVIEW ON OTHER PRODUCTION LOT'S THAT WERE PRODUCED IN THE SAME TIMEFRAME WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. DALE MEDICAL HAS REVIEWED OUR CUSTOMER COMPLAINT FILES AND NOTED THAT WE HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE DALE 270 DEVICE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS; 2019-2021, IN THAT TIME FRAME DALE HAS SHIPPED 500,000 DALE 270 DEVICES WORLDWIDE. THE DALE 270 DEVICE PACKAGING CONTAINS THIS WORDING: DALE RECOMMENDS REPOSITIONING THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE OFTEN TO HELP PREVENT INJURY TO THE LIPS AND UNDERLYING TISSUES DUE TO UNRELIEVED PRESSURE. DALE STRONGLY RECOMMENDS SUPPORTING THE VENTILATOR TUBING TO REDUCE PRESSURE ON THE FACE. WE HAVE FOUND THROUGH MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH OUR 270 DEVICE THAT WHEN ALL PROVISIONS OF OUR INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE ARE FOLLOWED THERE ARE VERY FEW ISSUES REPORTED. DALE MEDICAL THEREFOR HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE NO ISSUES WITH THE DEVICE AND THE CAUSE OF THE WOUND COULD BE RELATED TO THE FREQUENCY OF ET TUBE REPOSITIONING.
"PATIENT HAS A ROUND WOUND THAT TUNNELS FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE OF HER RIGHT UPPER LIP FROM ET HOLDER".
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2339426 | 270 STABILOCK ET HOLDER | 270 STABILOCK ET HOLDER | CBH | DALE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC | 270 | 27608 | 00817612020506 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Female | Other |