BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

    BARD NASOGASTRIC TUBE W/PREVENT FILTER

    MDR report key: 349942 · Received August 31, 2001

    Report

    Report Number
    1018233-2001-00020
    Event Type
    Death
    Date Received
    August 31, 2001
    Date of Event
    November 1, 1998
    Report Date
    August 31, 2001
    Manufacturer
    C.R. BARD, INC.
    Product Code
    FEG
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    TX, US
    Reporter Occupation
    ATTORNEY

    Narratives

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    ASPIRATION WITH SUBSEQUENT DEATH TO PATIENT WAS REPORTED BY PATIENT'S FAMILY ATTORNEY SEEKING INFORMATION ON NG TUBES BEING USED AS FEEDING TUBES. ACCORDING TO THE REQUEST, A NG TUBE BEING USED AS A CONTINUOUS FEEDING TUBE IN AN ELDERLY PT, WAS ALLEGEDLY POORLY PLACED AND RESULTED IN THE ASPIRATION AND SUBSEQUENT DEATH OF THE PT, IN THE ATTORNEY'S VIEW. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HISTORY SHOWED NO PREVIOUS INFORMATION ON FILE CONCERNING THIS EVENT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    39820 BARD NASOGASTRIC TUBE W/PREVENT FILTER NASOGASTRIC TUBE FEG C.R. BARD, INC. NA UNK

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 UNKNOWN Death