FDA Adverse Event
Death
Summary report: N
DALE TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE HOLDER
MDR report key: 612570
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Received June 3, 2005
Report
- Report Number
- 1214422-2005-00001
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- June 3, 2005
- Date of Event
- April 1, 2005
- Report Date
- May 25, 2005
- Manufacturer
- DALE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
- Product Code
- CAE
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- DA
- Reporter Occupation
- INVALID DATA
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A NEUROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT AT HOSPITAL INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THEY RECEIVED A REPORT OF AN INCIDENT, WHERE A PT ON PURPOSE OPENED THE VELCRO FASTENER TABS OF THE PURPOSE OPENED THE VELCRO FASTENER TABS OF THE DALE TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE HOLDER KEEPS THE TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE IN PLACE. BY THE HOLDER COMING UNDONE THE TUBE DECANNULATED, WHICH LED TO ASPHYXIA AND DEATH. THE REPORT ABENA RECEIVED FROM THE HOSP ALSO STATED THAT THERE HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN A MEDOCO-LEGAL INSPECTION OF THE BODY AFTER THE INCIDENT AND THE DEPARTMENT WAS GIVEN A STATEMENT TO MEDICAL OFFICES OF HEALTH SERVICES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DALE TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE HOLDER | TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE HOLDER | CAE | DALE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. | 240 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNKNOWN | Death |