FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SHILEY FENESTRATED LOW PRESSURE CUFFED TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE
MDR report key: 248343
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Received September 2, 1999
Report
- Report Number
- 2029387-1999-00113
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 2, 1999
- Date of Event
- May 1, 1999
- Report Date
- July 31, 1999
- Manufacturer
- MALLINCKRODT MEDICAL, INC.
- Product Code
- BTO
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED VIA INTERNATIONAL MALLINCKRODT FACILITY THAT A PT INTUBED WITH A SIZE 6 FEN, FENESTRATED LOW PRESSURE CUFFED TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHEN THE 15MM CONNECTOR ON THE INNER CANNULA BECAME LOOSE. THE INFORMATION RECEIVED INDICATED THE CONNECTOR "WAS SWIVELING INDEPENDENTLY." THE DEVICE WAS IN USE APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) TO THREE (3) DAYS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. THERE WAS ONE (1) PT INVOLVED WITH NO REPORTED PT INJURY. ONLY THE INNER CANNULA COMPONENT WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR DECONTAMINATION, ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATION ON 05/25/1999.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHILEY FENESTRATED LOW PRESSURE CUFFED TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE Implant | TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE | BTO | MALLINCKRODT MEDICAL, INC. | 6 FEN | M81911000 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNKNOWN |