FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EZ-BLOCKER ENDOBRONCHIAL BLOCKER

MDR report key: 4257699 · Received November 13, 2014

Report

Report Number
3003637635-2014-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 13, 2014
Date of Event
October 9, 2014
Report Date
November 13, 2014
Manufacturer
CONTRACT MEDICAL INTL. GMBH
Product Code
CBI
PMA / PMN Number
K121462
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NL
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION IS INCOMPLETE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT BECAUSE THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WHICH WAS RETURNED, WAS DISCARDED BY HUMAN ERROR IN EXTERNAL DECONTAMINATION COMPANY. THEREFORE THE ROOT CAUSE OF DEFLATED BALLOON IS STILL UNKNOWN. CMI ASKED TELEFLEX FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT (VIA EMAIL 14.10.2014). NO MORE DETAILS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FROM HOSPITAL SINCE THEN. IN CURRENT PRODUCTION ALL EZB BALLOON CATHETERS ARE 100% INSPECTED FOR AIR LEAKAGE ON THE LEAK TESTER DURING PRODUCTION AT CONTRACT MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL. THE RELATED BATCH RECORDS OF COMPLAINT LOT 571622 WERE VERIFIED. NO RELATED FINDINGS OBSERVED, COMPLETE LOT PASSED ALL FINAL INSPECTIONS ACCORDING TO PRODUCT SPECIFICATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE EVENT IS REPORTED AS: THE CUSTOMER ALLEGES THAT THE BALLOON DID NOT KEEP ITS PRESSURE AND DEFLATED CONSTANTLY AND SPONTANEOUSLY. INTERVENTION - THE PROCEDURE WAS TEMPORARILY STOPPED AND THE PATIENT WAS RE-INTUBATED. NO PATIENT INJURY REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
732933 EZ-BLOCKER ENDOBRONCHIAL BLOCKER ENDOBRONCHIAL BLOCKER CBI CONTRACT MEDICAL INTL. GMBH 571622

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1