FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE INTRODUCER
MDR report key: 3003858
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Received March 12, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 1036445-2013-00038
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 12, 2013
- Date of Event
- February 12, 2013
- Report Date
- March 12, 2013
- Manufacturer
- FBK MEDICAL
- Product Code
- BSR
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Distributor report
- Reporter Location
- GA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PT WITH MALLAMPATI CLASS III, SMALL MOUTH OPENING, THYROMENTAL DISTANCE 2 FINGER BREADTHS, WITH LIMITED NECK MOBILITY, WAS INTUBATED WITH ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE INTRODUCER DEVICE. UPON REMOVAL OF ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE DEVICE, IT WAS NOTED THAT DEVICE BROKE OFF AT 12CM AND WENT TO THE PT'S TRACHEA. THE BROKEN PIECE WAS REMOVED USING A COMBINATION OF FLEXIBLE AND RIGID BRONCHOSCOPY. PT REMAINED INTUBATED FOR 72HRS FOLLOWING SURGERY. EXTUBATION WAS SUCCESSFUL, PT WAS DISCHARGED AND HAS BEEN DOING FINE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103432 | ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE INTRODUCER | BSR | FBK MEDICAL | 9-0212-70 | PRN05-3446 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |