FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.

MDR report key: 19369937 · Received May 22, 2024

Report

Report Number
19369937
Event Type
Other
Date Received
May 22, 2024
Date of Event
December 6, 2023
Report Date
February 13, 2024
Manufacturer
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Product Code
CAI
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
PA
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

DIFFICULT MASK VENTILATION REQUIRING ORAL AIRWAY AND THREE HANDS FOR MASK FIT. DIFFICULT DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN OF CIRCUIT MASK. PATIENT NOT A DIFFICULT MASK VENTILATION DUE TO ANATOMY (MASK VENTILATION AFTER EXTUBATION WITH THE OLD MASK WE HAD NO ISSUE WITH MASK VENTILATING WITH THE PRIOR SUPPLIED MASK). HAVING REPEATED ISSUES MASKING WITH THE NEW MASKS. MASKS ARE DANGEROUS AND NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY. ANESTHESIA QUALITY AND SHE INVESTIGATED THIS AND REPORTED BACK THAT THE NEW CIRCUITS AND MASKS ARRIVED AROUND THREE WEEKS AGO. SINCE ARRIVAL, MULTIPLE ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED AT MULTIPLE SITES. THE ANESTHESIA TECH MANAGER IS WORKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO GET A DIFFERENT PRODUCT AS THESE NEW MASKS ARE INFERIOR TO THE PREVIOUS PRODUCT THAT WAS STOCKED FOR YEARS. THEY ARE HOPING TO HAVE THIS RESOLVED SHORTLY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1749017 MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC. CIRCUIT, BREATHING (W CONNECTOR, ADAPTOR, Y PIECE) CAI MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC. DYNJAAF6903 23HBY272

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown