FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY

MDR report key: 95225 · Received May 30, 1997

Report

Report Number
2027158-1997-00013
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 30, 1997
Date of Event
May 1, 1997
Report Date
May 20, 1997
Manufacturer
THE LARYNGEAL MASK CO.,LTD.
Product Code
CAE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A USER FACILITY REPORTED THE CONNECTOR BROKE ON AN LMA WHEN IT WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE CIRCUIT. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO PT INJURY, AN MDR IS BEING FILED AS FAILED CONNECTORS COULD THEORETICALLY CAUSE INJURY TO A PT. THE USER FACILITY HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO RETURN THE DEVICE IN QUESTION. A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED AFTER THE LMA HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE MFR AND EVALUATED. THIS REPORT CONTAINS INFO FROM THIRD PARTY SOURCES, THE ACCURACY OF WHICH HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE REPORTER. NEITHER SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT, NOR ITS RELEASE BY FDA, CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE MFR, DISTRIBUTOR, DEVICE OR REPORTING PARTY CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTABLE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY OROPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY CAE THE LARYNGEAL MASK CO.,LTD. STANDARD NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN