FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
MCGRATH
MDR report key: 8128128
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Received December 4, 2018
Report
- Report Number
- 8128128
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 4, 2018
- Date of Event
- September 3, 2018
- Report Date
- November 20, 2018
- Manufacturer
- AIRCRAFT MEDICAL LIMITED
- Product Code
- CCW
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- VA
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING INDUCTION OF ANESTHESIA THE MCGRATH SCREEN KEPT FLICKERING ON AND OFF. ANOTHER MCGRATH WAS OBTAINED, HOWEVER, MD WAS ABLE TO INTUBATE WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH REGULAR LARYNGOSCOPE AND BLADE. INSTRUMENT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR REPAIR. THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS COULD HAVE BEEN GREATER IF THE MD WAS UNABLE TO INTUBATE WHILE ANOTHER MCGRATH WAS OBTAINED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 968500 | MCGRATH | LARYNGOSCOPE, RIGID | CCW | AIRCRAFT MEDICAL LIMITED |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |