FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
MALLINCKRODT
MDR report key: 3935548
·
Received June 23, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2936999-2014-00530
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 23, 2014
- Date of Event
- January 1, 2014
- Report Date
- May 27, 2014
- Manufacturer
- COVIDIEN
- Product Code
- BTR
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MT, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE ET REFERENCED IN THIS REPORTED EVENT WAS DISCARDED FOLLOWING EXTUBATION. THERE WAS NO ADD'L INFO PROVIDED. COVIDIEN REFERENCE: (B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A REPORT REC'D FROM THE USA STATED A KINK WAS LOCATED BETWEEN THE VOCAL CORDS AND THE CUFF OF AN UNSPECIFIED ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE (ET). IT WAS REPORTED, THE PATIENT ARRIVED TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) INTUBATED. DURING A F/U, THE RESPIRATORY THERAPIST STATED A FEW DAYS FOLLOWING THE PATIENT'S ARRIVAL THE SUCTION CATHETER COULD NOT BE PASSED THROUGH THE ET CAUSING THE NEED TO EXTUBATE. THE ET WAS REMOVED AND THE PATIENT WAS RE-INTUBATED WITH AN IDENTICAL ET WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE RESPIRATORY THERAPIST DID NOT RECALL SPECIFIC DETAILS REGARDING THE EVENT. NO ADD'L INFO IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364630 | MALLINCKRODT | UNSPECIFIED ETT | BTR | COVIDIEN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |