FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

LAERDAL SILICONE RESUSCITATOR

MDR report key: 178334 · Received July 23, 1998

Report

Report Number
51640-1998-00016
Event Type
Other
Date Received
July 23, 1998
Report Date
June 23, 1998
Manufacturer
ASMUND S. LAERDAL A/S
Product Code
BTM
Removal / Correction Number
RCL 198
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NO
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON 06/23/1998 CO WAS NOTIFIED BY LAERDAL NORWAY THAT DURING A ROUTINE QUALITY AUDIT OF LAERDAL SILICONE RESUSCITATORS, ADULT, CHILD AND INFANT SIZES, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT ONE OF THE COMMON PARTS, THE VALVE HOUSING, PATIENT SIDE, EXHIBITED A ROUGH INTERNAL RIDGE WHICH COULD SHED SOME SMALL PLASTIC PARTICLES. THIS ROUGH EDGE IS ONLY PRESENT ON VALVE HOUSING, PT SIDE PIECES MANUFACTURED AFTER A MOLD CHANGE IN APRIL OF 1998. ON 07/10/1998, A REPRESENTATIVE AT LMN, LAERDAL MEDICAL NORWAY, RELATED THAT THE SHED PLASTIC COULD BE DELIVERED TO THE PT DURING TREATMENT. THE VALVE HOUSING, PT SIDE IS CATALOG # 540101. THE LAERDAL SILICONE RESUSCITATORS AFFECTED ARE CATALOG #S 850000,860000, AND 870000, LOTS 81198 THROUGH 82298.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LAERDAL SILICONE RESUSCITATOR MANUAL RESUSCITATOR BTM ASMUND S. LAERDAL A/S ADULT RESUS 81198-82298

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA