FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

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MDR report key: 826349 · Received September 20, 2005

Report

Report Number
1018233-2005-00068
Event Type
Other
Date Received
September 20, 2005
Product Code
FEG
Report Source
Manufacturer report

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THERE WAS NO ALLEGED FAILURE OF THE DEVICE TO PERFORM ITS INTENDED PURPOSE AND THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PT. THE ACCOUNT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT ASCULTATION IS AN ACCEPTED METHOD OF CHECKING PLACEMENT WHILE CONFIRMATION BY RADIATION IS GOLD STANDARD, BUT NOT PRACTICAL OR COST EFFECTIVE. A REVIEW OF THE PRODUCT LABELING SHOWED IN THE NOTE SECTION: "TO CONFIRM PROPER PLACEMENTOF NASOGASTRIC SUMP TUBE, PERFORM THE FOLLOWING: RAPIDLY INJECT 10-20CC OF AIR THROUGH THE BLUE AIR VENT LUMEN WHILE AUSCULATING THE ABDOMEN. THE RUSH OF AIR AS IT ENTERS THE STOMACH WILL BE HEARD IF THE TUBE IS CORRECTLY PLACED. ASPIRATE GENTLY TO OBTAIN STOMACH CONTENTS. X-RAYS MAY BE DONE TO CONFIRM TUBE PLACEMENT".

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 * FEG

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other