FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
FASTRACH ETT
MDR report key: 808717
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Received January 16, 2007
Report
- Report Number
- 808717
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 16, 2007
- Date of Event
- January 1, 2007
- Report Date
- January 16, 2007
- Manufacturer
- LMA NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Product Code
- BTR
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- AZ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PATIENT WAS INITIALLY INTUBATED AFTER A SPLENECTOMY. INTUBATION WAS DIFFICULT AND CAUSED A TONGUE LACERATION NOT DUE TO A PRODUCT DEFECT. THE NEXT DAY THE ET TUBE WAS FOUND CURLED UP IN HER MOUTH WHICH REQUIRED REINTUBATION. DURING THE REPEAT INTUBATION, THE BALLOON ON THE ET TUBE WOULD NOT INFLATE, WHICH REQUIRED ANOTHER INTUBATION. THE PATIENT WAS NOT COMPROMISED DURING THESE PROCEDURES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FASTRACH ETT | TUBE, ENDOTRACHEAL | BTR | LMA NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 6.5 MM ORAL | 00412141 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 YR |