Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE PT CONTACTED NEPHRON PHARMACEUTICALS CORP ON (B)(6) 2014, REGARDING A PRODUCT COMPLAINT OF LOOSE WASHER THAT WAS REPORTED AS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MALFUNCTION OF THE EZ BREATHE ATOMIZER. THE PT REPORTED THAT THE PLATE A FELL FROM THE ATOMIZER TO THE BACK OF HER TONGUE; HOWEVER, THE PT DID NOT SWALLOW THE COMPONENT. DURING A FOLLOW-UP PHONE CALL ON (B)(6) 2014, THE PT'S FRIEND REPORTED THAT SHE OBSERVED THE EVENT WHEN THE PLATE A FELL INTO THE PT'S MOUTH; HOWEVER, THE REPORTER DID NOT RECALL WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. THE REPORTER STATED THAT THE PT RETRIEVED THE WASHER FROM HER MOUTH WHILE REQUIRING ANY MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS. THE PT IS A (B)(6). HER PAST MEDICAL HISTORY IS SIGNIFICANT FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. THE PT CURRENTLY SMOKES, AND SHE CONTINUES TO USE THE OTHER EZ BREATHE ATOMIZERS WITH NO OCCURRENCES OF A SIMILAR NATURE.