FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

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MDR report key: 378101 · Received February 19, 2002

Report

Report Number
MW1024115
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 19, 2002
Date of Event
November 25, 2001
Report Date
February 19, 2002
Manufacturer
BANTA HEALTHCARE GROUP (FORMERLY TIDI PRODUCTS)
Product Code
DYN
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

TONSIL-TIP CATHETER WAS USED TO SUCTION MUCOUS FROM PT'S MOUTH. WHEN CATHETER WAS REMOVED, THE BLUE TIP WAS MISSING. COULDN'T LOCATE TIP IN PT'S SMOUTH. ALTHOUGH PT DISPLAYED NO DISTRESS. AND VITAL SIGNS REMAINED STABLE, A STAT CHEST X-RAY WAS PERFORMED, AS WELL AS A SUBSEQUENT UPPER GI AND BRONCHOSCOPY. THESE TESTS DID NOT LOCATE THE BLUE TIP. THIS TYPE OF EVENT OCCURRED THE PREVIOUS WEEK ALSO, WHEREIN THE BLUE TIP WAS RETRIEVED FROM THIS SAME PT'S MOUTH, WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 * SALIVA EJECTOR DYN BANTA HEALTHCARE GROUP (FORMERLY TIDI PRODUCTS) * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 18 MO Required Intervention