FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE INTRODUCER

MDR report key: 3003858 · 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