Report received of suction oral brush foam disengagements.Reporter stated the foam on the suction oral brush ¿releases easily and with risk of release inside the patient¿s mouth, [users] are removing the foam before brushing¿.Reporter stated this event has occurred several times with multiple patients, however; no patient specific details were available.Reporter stated no bite block was in use during oral care on patients.Reporter stated the patients did not bite down on the suction oral brush stick and only a piece of the foam became disengaged.Reporter stated they were unsure if the facility had been reusing the i suction oral brush, however; the facility was educated in regard to the suction oral brush being single use only as well as training on the use of the suction oral brush.Patients experienced no serious outcomes or delays in treatment.Involved devices and lot number were not available.Although requested, no additional information was available.
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