FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SHERIDAN 3.5 ETT
MDR report key: 379072
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Received February 21, 2002
Report
- Report Number
- MW1024168
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 21, 2002
- Date of Event
- January 27, 2002
- Report Date
- February 21, 2002
- Manufacturer
- NA
- Product Code
- BTR
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A 3.5 ETT WAS IN PLACE AND THE PATIENT WAS BEING RESUSCITATED WITH PPV AND CHEST COMPRESSIONS. DURING THIS TIME, MEDICATION WAS ALSO BEING GIVEN DOWN THE ETT. THE ETT BECAME DISCONNECTED BUT THE TUBE ITSELF AND THE CONNECTOR WOULD NOT STAY CONNECTED. THE PATIENT NEEDED TO BE REINTUBATED WITH ANOTHER TUBE. AFTER THE PATIENT WAS IN SPECIAL CARE AND THEY RETAPED THE ETT IT BECAME DISCONNECTED 3 MORE TIMES. THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO RECONNECT AND KEEP CONNECTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHERIDAN 3.5 ETT | TRACHEAL TUBE | BTR | NA | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 DAY | Other |