FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
EASY-FLEX 6' CPAP TUBING
MDR report key: 6189642
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Received December 20, 2016
Report
- Report Number
- 3012316249-2016-00015
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 20, 2016
- Report Date
- December 20, 2016
- Manufacturer
- WORLDCROSS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
- Product Code
- GAZ
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Distributor report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE CUSTOMER SAID THE END-USER HAD THE CPAP TUBING HOOKED UP TO A VENTILATOR - THE PATIENT/END-USER'S SON WALKED INTO HIS BEDROOM AND NOTICED THAT HIS DAD (THE END-USER) WAS LETHARGIC AND TURNING BLUE, WITH NO RESPONSE FROM HIS DAD. THE SON NOTICED THAT THE END-USER (HIS DAD) WAS NOT GETTING ANY AIR FROM THE TUBING, AS IT HAD COLLAPSED, SO HE SWITCHED IT OUT WITH NEW TUBING AND THEN HIS DAD STARTED TO BECOME MORE RESPONSIVE. THE END-USER'S FAMILY CALLED OUR CUSTOMER THE NEXT MORNING TO EXPLAIN THE INCIDENT, AND SAID THE DAD WAS BACK TO HOW HE NORMALLY IS. COMPASS HEALTH BRANDS CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CALLED THE CUSTOMER TO EXPLAIN THAT CPAP TUBING SHOULD NOT BE USED ON VENTILATORS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 842023 | EASY-FLEX 6' CPAP TUBING | CPAP TUBING | GAZ | WORLDCROSS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. | EASY-FLEX6 | N/A |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |