MAUDE Adverse Event Report: CRAWFORD INTUB SET .8MMTIP 145MM 544MM; DILATOR, LACHRYMAL

Model Number MA922R

Device Problem Break (1069)

Patient Problem No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)

Event Date 11/23/2020

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

Manufacturing site evaluation: investigation on-going.Additional information / investigation results will be provided in a supplemental report.

Event Description

It was reported to aesculap that a crawford intubation set (part # (b)(4) was used during a nasolacrimal duct intubation procedure performed on (b)(6) 2020.According to the complainant, the stylet reportedly detached.Reportedly, the stylet detached from the tubing passing through the canal; by the time the tube was far enough to grasp, the stylet was detached.The surgeon noted that the stylets appear to be further out of the tube when beginning to place.The devices are popping out; no visible damage to tubing was observed, it simply separated.The device was discarded, therefore, it is not available to be returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.Additional information has been requested, but has not yet been made available.

Manufacturer Narrative

Manufacturing site evaluation: the device was not returned to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.Additionally, no on-site evaluation of the unit was performed and no parts were returned for failure analysis.Therefore, the investigation was not able to confirm a device issue that could be associated with the reported event.An investigation of the device manufacturing records was not able to be conducted by the manufacturer as the lot # of the device in question was not known.However, all device history records (dhr) are reviewed and released according to documented procedures and a device is not released if it does not meet requirements or is nonconforming.A definitive conclusion regarding the complaint incident cannot be reached without a physical examination of the complaint device.

• Brand Name: CRAWFORD INTUB SET .8MMTIP 145MM 544MM
• Type of Device: DILATOR, LACHRYMAL
• MDR Report Key: 11068770
• MDR Text Key: 223614977
• Report Number: 2916714-2020-00723
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: HNW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 04046964686238
• UDI-Public: 4046964686238
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: EXEMPT
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 02/23/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: MA922R
• Device Catalogue Number: MA922R
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 12/02/2020
• Initial Date FDA Received: 12/23/2020
• Supplement Dates Manufacturer Received: 01/25/2021
• Supplement Dates FDA Received: 02/23/2021
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention