FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ACOUSTASCOPE ESOPHAGEAL STETHOSCOPE
MDR report key: 320037
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Received March 9, 2001
Report
- Report Number
- 2020364-2001-00001
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 9, 2001
- Date of Event
- February 1, 2001
- Report Date
- February 5, 2001
- Manufacturer
- SIMS PORTEX INC.
- Product Code
- BZW
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
AN ESOPHAGEAL STETHOSCOPE WAS USED DURING SURGERY. ONE DAY POST-OP, THE PT ALLEGEDLY COUGHED UP THE BALLOON THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DISTAL END OF THE ESOPHAGEAL STETHOSCOPE. THE HOSPITAL STAFF WERE REPORTEDLY UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR THE PT COUGHING UP THE BALLOON.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10335 | ACOUSTASCOPE ESOPHAGEAL STETHOSCOPE | ESOPHAGEAL STETHOSCOPE | BZW | SIMS PORTEX INC. | NA | 1382 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NO INFO | ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE (2/2001 TO 2/2001). |