FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CIAGLIA BLUE RHINO PERCUTANEOUS TRACHEOSTOMY INTRODUCER SET

MDR report key: 3836021 · Received May 12, 2014

Report

Report Number
1820334-2014-00214
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 12, 2014
Date of Event
April 24, 2014
Report Date
April 25, 2014
Manufacturer
COOK, INC.
Product Code
KCG
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

LOT NUMBER NOT PROVIDED BY THE REPORTER. EXPIRATION DATE UNK AS LOT IS UNK. PERFORATION IS NOT LABELED. TRAUMA TO THE POSTERIOR TRACHEA WALL IS MENTIONED IN THE IFU. EVENT IS NOT REPORTABLE UNDER (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A (B)(6) FEMALE PT UNDERWENT TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE PLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2014. AFTER INITIAL DILATION WITH SMALL DILATOR, WHICH WAS DIFFICULT BUT SUCCESSFUL, THE USER EXCHANGED FOR A BLUE RHINO AND INSERTED 8MM BIVONA TTS. UPON CONFIRMATION IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE STYLET WAS NOT INTRALUMINAL. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS A RENT IN THE POSTERIOR TRACHEAL WALL. IT IS UNCLEAR AS TO WHEN THE STYLET PERFORATED THE POSTERIOR TRACHEA WALL. PT IS STABLE. TRACHEAL TUBE WAS PASSED BELOW LEVEL OF INJURY. OBSERVING FOR 1 WEEK FOR HEALING OF PERFORATION. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
283382 CIAGLIA BLUE RHINO PERCUTANEOUS TRACHEOSTOMY INTRODUCER SET KCG DILATOR, TRACHEAL KCG COOK, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 32 YR Other| R