BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    ENTERIFLEX FEEDING TUBE

    MDR report key: 51739 · Received November 27, 1996

    Report

    Report Number
    2242547-1996-00006
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    November 27, 1996
    Date of Event
    October 2, 1996
    Report Date
    October 29, 1996
    Manufacturer
    BIOSEARCH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
    Product Code
    FPD
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    PA, US
    Reporter Occupation
    NURSE

    Narratives

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    X-RAY WAS PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER PLACEMENT OF THE TUBE. THE RESULTS INDICATED THAT THE TUBE HAD BEEN INSERTED INTO THE LUNG. THE TUBE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD DEVELOPED A PNEUMOTHORAX. A CHEST TUBE WAS INSERTED TO ALLEVIATE THE SITUATION AND THE PATIENT SLOWLY RECOVERED. THE PATIENT IS DOING WELL.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 ENTERIFLEX FEEDING TUBE FEEDING TUBE FPD BIOSEARCH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. NA UNK

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 88 YR Required Intervention