Catalog Number SO-1968 |
Device Problem
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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Patient Problem
Insufficient Information (4580)
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Event Date 01/10/2022 |
Event Type
Injury
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Event Description
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The incident as recorded within our customer complaint handling system states the following: "patient tripped over cannula".
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Manufacturer Narrative
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It was reported that the patient tripped over the oxygen tubing but no reported injury to patient.This a user facility reported mdr.Patient tripped over device.The oxygen tubing contributed may have contributed to an injury but did not malfunction.Based on this information this is a reportable event.
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Event Description
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The incident as recorded within our customer complaint handling system states the following: "patient tripped over cannula".
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Manufacturer Narrative
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It was reported that the patient tripped over the oxygen tubing but no reported injury to patient.This a user facility reported mdr.Patient tripped over device.The oxygen tubing contributed may have contributed to an injury but did not malfunction.Based on this information this is a reportable event complaint history for tripping complaints reviewed for the last 24 months.One similar complaint have been reported but this issue does not appear to be trending.The risk for this failure mode has been mitigated as far as possible per (b)(4): "otc ifu recommends the use of a swivel connector to reduce the possibility of twisting for o2 cannulas + tubing systems longer than 14 ft." this reduces the risk as far as possible.Device malfunction can not be blamed for the cause of complaint.Risk id: r90: tripping where harm: minor injury from fall has a severity of (7) and with rc7 implemented has an occurrence of (2) for an rpn of (14) which is an acceptable amount of risk.
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