FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PORTEX TLS
MDR report key: 3151615
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Received April 16, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3151615
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 16, 2013
- Date of Event
- April 12, 2013
- Report Date
- April 16, 2013
- Manufacturer
- SMITHS MEDICAL
- Product Code
- GCY
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- AL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
JACKSON-PRATT (JP) DRAIN ORDERED TO BE REMOVED. SUCTION TO BULB REMOVED. SUTURE CUT AT SKIN. TUBING PULLED AT INSERTION SITE. WHEN PULLED, TUBING OF DRAIN BROKE. PHYSICIAN WAS NOTIFIED. THE PATIENT RETURNED TO SURGERY FOR REMOVAL OF JP DRAIN FROM NECK.ORIGINAL SURGERY WHEN JP WAS PLACED WAS A RIGHT CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY ONE DAY PRIOR.WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENDED PROCEDURE?ORIGINAL SURGERY WHEN JP WAS PLACED WAS A RIGHT CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY ONE DAY PRIOR.DEVICE #1IS THIS A LABORATORY DEVICE OR LABORATORY TEST?NO.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163282 | PORTEX TLS | APPARATUS, SUCTION | GCY | SMITHS MEDICAL | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82 YR |