FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INCA

MDR report key: 235130 · Received August 10, 1999

Report

Report Number
2243662-1999-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 10, 1999
Date of Event
September 9, 1997
Report Date
August 10, 1999
Manufacturer
ACKRAD LABORATORIES, INC.
Product Code
BYE
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

NEONATAL PT ON ACKRAD INCA MED DEVICE; AN ASSEMBLY FOR MAINTAINING CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE (CPAP). THE DEVICE IS ALLEGED TO HAVE CAUSED A NASAL SEPTAL ABRASION LEADING TO PERMANENT INJURY OF THE NASAL SEPTUM. ACKRAD DID NOT BECOME AWARE OF THE EVENT UNTIL NOTIFIED OF A PENDING LAWSUIT ON JULY 14, 1999.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INCA NASAL CPAP BYE ACKRAD LABORATORIES, INC. UNK 5816

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 1 MO Disability