BALLARD CLOSED SUCTION SYSTEM FOR ADULTS, DOUBLE SWIVEL ELBOW
Report
- Report Number
- 8030647-2023-00112
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- September 12, 2023
- Date of Event
- August 21, 2023
- Report Date
- March 19, 2024
- Manufacturer
- AVANOS MEDICAL INC.
- Product Code
- BSY
- UDI-DI
- 00609038983103
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR LOT 30106372 WAS REVIEWED AND THE PRODUCT WAS PRODUCED ACCORDING TO PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. ALL INFORMATION REASONABLY KNOWN AS OF 15 MAR 2024 HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AVANOS MEDICAL INC. REPRESENTS ALL OF THE KNOWN INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE COMPLAINANT / REPORTER WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER PATIENT, PRODUCT, OR PROCEDURAL DETAILS TO AVANOS MEDICAL INC. AVANOS MEDICAL INC. HAS NO INDEPENDENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENT REPORTED BUT IS RELAYING THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE USER FACILITY WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS PRODUCT INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE AVANOS MEDICAL COMPLAINT DATABASE AND IDENTIFIED AS COMPLAINT (B)(4). THIS INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO 21 CFR 803, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE AN ADMISSION THAT AN AVANOS MEDICAL INC. PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE OR CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY.
H6 ALL INFORMATION REASONABLY KNOWN AS OF 26 OCT 2023 HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AVANOS MEDICAL INC. REPRESENTS ALL OF THE KNOWN INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE COMPLAINANT / REPORTER WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER PATIENT, PRODUCT, OR PROCEDURAL DETAILS TO AVANOS MEDICAL INC. AVANOS MEDICAL INC. HAS NO INDEPENDENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENT REPORTED BUT IS RELAYING THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE USER FACILITY WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS PRODUCT INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE AVANOS MEDICAL COMPLAINT DATABASE AND IDENTIFIED AS COMPLAINT (B)(4). THIS INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO 21CFR803, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE AN ADMISSION THAT AN AVANOS MEDICAL INC. PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE OR CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY.
CORRECTION: B3; B5; D9. ALL INFORMATION REASONABLY KNOWN AS OF 04 OCT 2023 HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AVANOS MEDICAL INC. REPRESENTS ALL OF THE KNOWN INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE COMPLAINANT / REPORTER WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER PATIENT, PRODUCT, OR PROCEDURAL DETAILS TO AVANOS MEDICAL INC. AVANOS MEDICAL INC. HAS NO INDEPENDENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENT REPORTED BUT IS RELAYING THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE USER FACILITY WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS PRODUCT INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE AVANOS MEDICAL COMPLAINT DATABASE AND IDENTIFIED AS COMPLAINT (B)(4). THIS INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO 21CFR803, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE AN ADMISSION THAT AN AVANOS MEDICAL INC. PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE OR CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY.
H6: 4650-APPROPRIATE HEALTH IMPACT/CODE NOT AVAILABLE: ON-GOING BLOOD WAS BEING SUCTIONED FROM THE PATIENT¿S LUNGS. THE ACTUAL COMPLAINT PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD IS IN-PROGRESS. ALL INFORMATION REASONABLY KNOWN AS OF 11 SEP 2023 HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AVANOS MEDICAL INC. REPRESENTS ALL OF THE KNOWN INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE COMPLAINANT / REPORTER WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER PATIENT, PRODUCT, OR PROCEDURAL DETAILS TO AVANOS MEDICAL INC. AVANOS MEDICAL INC. HAS NO INDEPENDENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENT REPORTED BUT IS RELAYING THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE USER FACILITY WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS PRODUCT INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE AVANOS MEDICAL COMPLAINT DATABASE AND IDENTIFIED AS COMPLAINT (B)(4). THIS INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO 21CFR803, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE AN ADMISSION THAT AN AVANOS MEDICAL INC. PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE OR CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 23OCT2023 REPORTED, ¿THE PATIENT WAS BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL [AFTER] HAVING BEEN FOUND IN A PARKING GARAGE. [THEY] RECEIVED BYSTANDER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR). EVENTUALLY WHEN EHS ARRIVED THEY FOUND HIM TO BE IN A PULSELESS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY (PEA) ARREST. HE REGAINED RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION (ROSC) AND WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. HE WAS EVENTUALLY ADMITTED TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT BUT ALREADY HAD SOME EARLY INDICATION OF POSSIBLE ANOXIC INJURY. THE PATIENT WAS MAINTAINED IN THE USUAL POST ARREST STATE AND FURTHER IMAGING DID REVEAL PROGRESSION OF ANOXIC BRAIN INJURY WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF DIFFERENTIATION AND EVENTUAL HERNIATION. THE PATIENT HAD LOST ALL BRAINSTEM REFLEXES, ALTHOUGH STILL WAS TRIGGERING THE MECHANICAL VENTILATOR. NEUROLOGICAL DECLARATION OF DEATH COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED GIVEN THESE FINDINGS. AFTER SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE FAMILY, EVENTUALLY A PLAN WAS MADE TO WITHDRAW CARE." IT WAS ADDITIONALLY REPORTED, THE CLOSED SUCTION CATHETER (CSC) HAD BEEN IN PLACE FOR ¿ROUGHLY 10 HOURS¿ AND THE THUMB VALVE WAS NOT OBSERVED TO HAVE BEEN IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION WHEN NOT IN USE. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO INTUBATE THE PATIENT, WHICH MAY HAVE LEAD TO THE ONGOING BLOOD BEING SUCTIONED FROM THE PATIENT¿S LUNGS. IT WAS REPORTED, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE CONCERNING THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
THE EVENT WAS REPORTED BY THE CRITICAL CARE UNIT TEAM.
IT WAS REPORTED, THE THUMB-OPERATED SPRING VALVE WAS NOT APPROPRIATELY FUNCTIONING AND THE PATIENT DISPLAYED A LARGE LEAK WITH VT SET AT 450MLS. THE CLOSED SUCTION CATHETER (CSC) AND THE LEAK STOPPED ONCE A NEW INLINE SUCTION CATHETER WAS PLACED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 24AUG2023 REPORTED, THE ADULT PATIENT DISPLAYED A LARGE LEAK WITH VENTILATOR VOLUMES SET AT 450MLS AND MEASURED BACK AT 280-350MLS. THE PATIENT WAS UPSIZED TO AN 8.0 BREATHING TUBE; HOWEVER, A LEAK WAS STILL NOTICED. THE RESPIRATORY [THERAPIST] (RT) CLOSED THE SUCTION CATHETER AND A NEW INLINE SUCTION CATHETER WAS PLACED AND THE LEAK DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY. IT WAS ADDITIONALLY REPORTED, DUE TO THE LEAK THE TEAM HAD TO: INCREASE THE VENTILATOR SETTINGS TO COMPENSATE FOR POOR GAS EXCHANGE; EXTRA MANIPULATION OF THE PATIENT¿S AIRWAYS WAS REQUIRED DUE TO THE EXCHANGE OF THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE (ETT); AND EXTRA PARALYTIC/SEDATION WAS GIVEN FOR THE PROCEDURE. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT "ON-GOING BLOOD WAS BEING SUCTIONED FROM THE PATIENT¿S LUNGS". THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY TO THE PATIENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 633767 | BALLARD CLOSED SUCTION SYSTEM FOR ADULTS, DOUBLE SWIVEL ELBOW | VAP CLOSED SUCTION CATHETERS & ACCESSORIES | BSY | AVANOS MEDICAL INC. | 2210-5 | 30106372 | 00609038983103 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 YR | Male |