FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
TYCO HEALTHCARE/KENDALL
MDR report key: 1522985
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Received November 5, 2009
Report
- Report Number
- MW5013353
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 5, 2009
- Date of Event
- September 23, 2009
- Report Date
- October 27, 2009
- Manufacturer
- DAR BREATHING SYSTEM
- Product Code
- BZA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
SURGEON PERFORMED A TRACHEOSTOMY (BIVONA TTS BRAND) ON PATIENT IN THE OR UTILIZING THEIR BRONCHOSCOPY CART. A TRACH ADAPTER (8MM) FROM THE BRONCHOSCOPY CART WAS PLACED ON THE PATIENT'S TRACH IN THE OR MATCHING THE SIZE OF THE TRACH. PATIENT ARRIVED IN ICU AND THE SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE ADAPTER TO PLACE PATIENT ON THE VENTILATOR. SURGEON HAD TO CALL MANAGER OF RESPIRATORY TO ASSIST PRYING THE ADAPTER LOOSE. THIS BRAND ADAPTER WAS ONE USED PREVIOUSLY BY THE PULMONARY LAB ON THEIR BRONCHOSCOPY CART, BUT HAD BEEN DELETED BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TYCO HEALTHCARE/KENDALL | CONNECTOR DOUBLE SWIVEL W/90DEG PORT | BZA | DAR BREATHING SYSTEM | 0802002283 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 YR | Other | TRACHEOSTOMY BIVONA TTS |