BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    HEIMLICH CHEST DRAIN VALVE

    MDR report key: 162266 · Received April 10, 1998

    Report

    Report Number
    1313807-1998-00002
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    April 10, 1998
    Date of Event
    February 14, 1998
    Report Date
    April 9, 1998
    Manufacturer
    BECTON DICKINSON & CO. BECTON DICKINSON DIV.
    Product Code
    KDQ
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    WA, US
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN

    Narratives

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    PT DEVELOPED TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX WHICH RESULTED FROM A CLOGGED HEIMLICH CHEST DRAIN. HOSP REPORT INDICATES THAT VALVE WAS STUCK CLOSED BY FIBROUS MATERIAL WHICH HAD EXUDED FROM PT THROUGH THE CHEST TUBE. THE HEIMLICH VALVE WAS REMOVED AND THE PT WAS CONNECTED TO SUCTION.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 HEIMLICH CHEST DRAIN VALVE CHEST DRAIN VALVE KDQ BECTON DICKINSON & CO. BECTON DICKINSON DIV. NA UNK

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention