FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
AIR FLOW ADULT RESUSCITATOR
MDR report key: 3426737
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Received September 6, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3426737
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 6, 2013
- Date of Event
- July 16, 2013
- Report Date
- September 6, 2013
- Manufacturer
- VENTLAB MEDICAL CORPORATION
- Product Code
- BTM
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- IA, US
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
WHILE PREPARING TO PERFORM A PROCEDURE WITH SEDATION, AN AIR FLOW ADULT RESUSCITATOR WAS REMOVED FROM IT'S PROTECTIVE BAG AND AN ATTEMPTED TO TEST IT. IT WAS NOTED THE BAG SECTION OF THE RESUSCITATOR WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SQUEEZE. THE ONE WAY VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION SO NO AIR COULD BE FORCED THROUGH IT. A SECOND DEVICE WAS OBTAINED AND FAILED AS WELL. A THIRD DEVICE WAS OBTAINED AND IT DID WORK PROPERLY. A SLIGHT DELAY IN STARTING THE PROCEDURE OCCURRED BUT THEN WENT ON WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444024 | AIR FLOW ADULT RESUSCITATOR | VENTILATOR, EMERGENCY, MANUAL (RESUSCITATOR) | BTM | VENTLAB MEDICAL CORPORATION | AF1140MB | 105829 | |
| 444184 | AIR FLOW ADULT RESUSCITATOR | VENTILATOR, EMERGENCY, MANUAL (RESUSCITATOR) | BTM | VENTLAB MEDICAL CORPORATION | AF1140MB | 105829 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * | NO OTHER THERAPIES |