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Model Number RFG1286 |
Device Problems
Difficult to Remove (1528); Insufficient Information (3190)
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Patient Problems
Airway Obstruction (1699); Sore Throat (2396)
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Event Date 08/09/2023 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event Description
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According to the reporter, the catheter was stuck during extubating.The esophageal catheter was sterilized and calibrated as per protocol.The catheter was inserted via the right nostril without any resistance to 52 centimeters.The procedure went well with routine water swallows without any complications.At the conclusion of the study, as the customer was pulling the catheter out, it got stuck at 46 centimeters and would not retrieve further.At the 46 centimeter mark, a small tear on the plastic sheath was visible.A decision was made to investigate further under endoscopic guidance.The patient was swiftly moved to the endoscopy room and was anesthetized under general anesthetic with an endotracheal tube inserted.The endoscope went into the esophagus and the tip of the catheter was sitting above the cardio esophageal junction as expected.No mechanical obstruction was seen in the entire esophagus or in the oropharynx.The white part of the catheter was not visualized and the "obstruction" was felt to be in the nasal passage.Eyes, nose, and throat.(ent) specialist was called and they came after around 30 minutes.They examined the nasal passage using a flexible n aso-endoscopy.The patient has a deviated septum to the right nostril and enlarged turbinate.The torn plastic sheath was felt to be caught in the narrow passage preventing the catheter from being removed.Ent gradually maneuvered the catheter under visualization and managed to retrieve it with the sheath intact.No forceps were required.There was no immediate complication and the patient recovered well post-operatively apart from nasal congestion and sore throat.The patient had trauma to the nasal passage.The procedure was delayed for 2 hours.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This event has been found to be a duplicate of a previously reported event documented under rr# (b)(4).All additional information pertaining to this event will be communicated under the original regulatory report (b)(4).Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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