FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PERC TRACH TUBE

MDR report key: 753738 · Received August 23, 2006

Report

Report Number
1217052-2006-00063
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 23, 2006
Date of Event
July 19, 2006
Report Date
August 1, 2006
Manufacturer
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.
Product Code
BTO
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INJURY WOULD HAVE BEEN PRIOR TO THE USE OF SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. PRODUCT. OUR TUBE IS PLACED AFTER THE COOK BLUE RHINO PDT KIT IS USED. THE REPORTED INJURY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE PROCEDURE WITH THE COOK PRODUCT. CONCLUSION: THE INJURY DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH THE COOK BLUE RHINO PDT KIT, WHICH WAS USED PRIOR TO OUR PERC TRACH TUBE BEING PLACED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

USER ALLEGES THAT THEY HAVE HAD AN EVENT OF POSTERIOR TRACHEAL PERFORATION. TRACHEAL DILATION IS BEING DONE USING A COOK BLUE RHINO PDT KIT AS THEY ARE NOT PERFORMING A MULTI DILATOR PROCEDURE PDT PROCEDURE. THEY PUT IN OUR PER-FIT TUBE AFTER THE DILATION IS PERFORMED.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 17 YR Required Intervention COOK BLUE RHINO PDT KIT