FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STABILTUBE

MDR report key: 2800797 · Received September 26, 2012

Report

Report Number
2800797
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 26, 2012
Date of Event
September 1, 2012
Report Date
September 26, 2012
Manufacturer
B&B MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
Product Code
BTR
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
ME, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE ET TUBE HOLDER WAS APPLIED TO THE PATIENT'S UPPER LIP AREA. THE SKIN UNDERNEATH HAD NOT BEEN ROUTINELY CHECKED. THIS RESULTED IN A MUCOUS MEMBRANE ULCER THAT WAS UNSTAGEABLE AND NECROTIC. A PLASTIC SURGERY CONSULT WAS DONE DUE TO OPEN AREA ON THE PATIENT'S UPPER LIP. THE SURGEON FOUND THAT THERE IS DENSE ESCHAR EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY ACROSS THE UPPER LIP JUST ABOVE THE VERMILION. IT IS PRIMARILY ON THE LEFT SIDE, BUT EXTENDS ACROSS THE MIDLINE. IT IS 1 CM AT ITS WIDEST POINT AND 4 CM IN LENGTH. ON THE MUCOSAL SIDE, THERE IS A SIMILAR BUT MUCH SMALLER AREA OF NECROSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STABILTUBE TUBE, TRACHEAL (W/WO CONNECTOR) BTR B&B MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES * D215801

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Hospitalization| R