Description of Event or Problem · 1
DIFFERENT DEGREES OF PNEUMOTHORAX, AS COMPARED TO ADMISSION DUE TO POSSIBLE PLEURO EVAC RED CHAMBER CRACKED ON 7/30/93. PLEURO - EVAC REPLACED AND ATTACHED TO LOW SUCTION. CHEST X-RAY ON 7/31/93 SHOWED FURTHER IMPROVEMENT COMPARED WITH CHEST X-RAY ON 7/30/93. NO EVIDENCE OF PNEUMOTHORAX REFLECTED ON CHEST X-RAY OF 8/1/93.DEVICE LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: FAIR CONDITION. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY. NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: ACTUAL DEVICE INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WAS EVALUATED, A DEVICE FROM SAME LOT WAS EVALUATED, PERFORMANCE TESTS PERFORMED, VISUAL EXAMINATION. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: TELEMETRY FAILURE, NONE OR UNKNOWN, NONE OR UNKNOWN, OTHER. CONCLUSION: OTHER. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: MAYBE. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: OTHER. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.