FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PLEUR - EVAC A - 7000

MDR report key: 6441 · Received August 31, 1993

Report

Report Number
6441
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 31, 1993
Date of Event
July 30, 1993
Report Date
August 2, 1993
Manufacturer
DE KNATEL INC.
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report

Narratives

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.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PLEUR - EVAC A - 7000 UNKNOWN DE KNATEL INC. UNKNOWN 6738 BW

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 27 YR Other