FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DIC TRACH TUBE

MDR report key: 742388 · Received December 23, 2004

Report

Report Number
1217052-2004-00093
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 23, 2004
Report Date
November 23, 2004
Manufacturer
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.
Product Code
BTO
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE USER FACILITY DID NOT KEEP THE ACTUAL SAMPLE USED ON THIS PATIENT. THEY DID RETURN A SAMPLE FROM THE LOT THAT THEY THINK THE EVENT OCCURRED WITH. SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY SIMILAR REPORTS ON THIS DEVICE CATALOG NUMBER. AN INITIAL FUNCTION TEST HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND NOTHING WAS OUT OF SPECIFICATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING USE THE TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE WAS PRETESTED SUCCESSFULLY, HOWEVER, DURING USE TIDAL VOLUME DROPPED AND HAD TO DO AN EMERGENT TUBE REPLACEMENT. THE NEW TUBE WAS PUT IN AND NO PATIENT INJURY REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DIC TRACH TUBE TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE BTO SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. NA K540476

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NO INFO Required Intervention