FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PORTEX BIVONA FLEXTEND¿ TTS¿ NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE

MDR report key: 7474091 · Received April 30, 2018

Report

Report Number
3012307300-2018-01331
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 30, 2018
Date of Event
January 1, 2017
Report Date
July 11, 2018
Manufacturer
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.
Product Code
JOH
UDI-DI
15021312014747
PMA / PMN Number
K944178
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

TWO SAMPLES WERE RECEIVED CONNECTED TO AN UNKNOWN PRODUCT. THE SAMPLES WERE IN USED CONDITION WITHOUT THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING. VISUAL INSPECTION NOTED THE 15 MILLIMETER CONNECTORS WERE ATTACHED TO THE UNKNOWN PRODUCT. FUNCTIONAL TESTING INCLUDED USE TESTING. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO SEPARATE THE CONNECTOR FROM THE UNKNOWN PRODUCT AND IT WAS VERY EASY TO SEPARATE THE CONNECTORS WITH BOTH SAMPLES. ADDITIONAL SAMPLES WERE CONNECTED AGAIN TO THE UNKNOWN PRODUCT AND THEY WERE SEPARATED USING A DISCONNECTING WEDGE, ONCE THE WEDGE WAS INSERTED, THE CONNECTORS WERE SEPARATED EASILY WITHOUT APPLYING ANY FORCE. THE DIAMETER OF THE CONNECTORS WERE INSPECTED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. BASED ON THE EVIDENCE, THE COMPLAINT WAS UNABLE TO BE CONFIRMED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

510(K): K083641.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE AIRWAY ADAPTER COULD NOT BE SEPARATED FROM THE NEONATAL/PEDIATRIC TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE. NO SERIOUS INJURY WAS REPORTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INCIDENT. THE PATIENT WAS HOWEVER MANUALLY "BAGGED" WHILE THE AIRWAY ADAPTER WAS REMOVED FROM THE TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE ASSEMBLY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
316512 PORTEX BIVONA FLEXTEND¿ TTS¿ NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE TUBE TRACHEOSTOMY AND TUBE CUFF JOH SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 3332238 15021312014747

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention THE PHILIPS M2772A AND M2773A ADAPTERS