FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BIVONA INNER CANNULA FOR BIVONA ADULT TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE

MDR report key: 3122522 · Received May 16, 2013

Report

Report Number
2183502-2013-00224
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 16, 2013
Date of Event
March 6, 2013
Report Date
May 15, 2013
Manufacturer
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC
Product Code
JOH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CUSTOMER HAS NOT YET RETURNED THE DEVICE TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR DEVICE EVAL. WHEN AND IF THE DEVICE BECOMES AVAILABLE AND IS RETURNED AND EVALUATED THE MANUFACTURER WILL FILE A FOLLOW-UP REPORT DETAILING THE RESULTS OF THE EVAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS IN USE WITH PT. ACCORDING TO REPORTER THE ATTACHED VENTILATOR GAVE A "HIGH PRESSURE" ALARM DURING USE. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER THE TREATING STAFF SUCTIONED THE TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE AND HAD SOME DIFFICULTY DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE TREATING STAFF REMOVED THE DEVICE FROM USE AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER DEVICE. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DEVICE HAD MUCUS PLUG AT ITS DISTAL END AND THE INNER CANNULA WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH FOR THE TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
217731 BIVONA INNER CANNULA FOR BIVONA ADULT TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE 38792 TUBE, TRACHEOSTOMY, REUSABLE JOH SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC NA 2263225

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention