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(b)(4).Product background: the opt844 optiflow adult nasal cannula is a nasal cannula patient interface for delivery of humidified respiratory gases, including those who are receiving nasal high flow therapy (nhf).Optiflow + interfaces are designed for use with the airvo 2 series of humidification devices.Nhf therapy and the airvo 2 device are intended for use with spontaneously breathing patients who would benefit from receiving high flow warmed and humidified respiratory gases.The airvo 2 device should not be used for life support purposes, and appropriate patient monitoring must be used at all times.The opt844 consists of a lightweight delivery tube which is connected to a rigid plastic base and soft nasal prongs (nasal interface).The interface is held in place by a head strap and also includes a lanyard which is placed around the patient's neck or attached to the patient's clothing or bedding to remove the load of the breathing circuit from the patient's nares.Method: the complaint opt844 nasal cannula was not returned to fisher & paykel healthcare (f&p) for evaluation.Our investigation is thus based on the information and photograph provided by the customer and our knowledge of the product.Result: visual inspection of the provided photograph revealed that the tubing of an opt844 nasal cannula was detached from the manifold.The healthcare facility reported that the patient was restless during the use of the device.Conclusion: without the return of the subject device, we are unable to determine the cause of the reported event.However, based on our product knowledge and the healthcare facility's report that the patient was restless, the reported event was likely caused by the cannula being subjected to excessive force during use.All optiflow interfaces are inspected during production for visual defects including cracks, tears, inclusions, discoloration and stretching or deformation.Any product that fails the visual inspection is disposed of.The subject cannula would have met the specification at the time of production.The setup instructions in the user instructions which accompany the opt844 nasal cannula include the following steps: - "ensure head strap clip is attached, to prevent cannula from being pulled out of the nares." - "cannula can become unattached if not used with the head strap clip." - "attach tubing clip to clothing/bedding to prevent cannula from pulling off face." the user instructions also contain the following warnings/cautions: - "do not crush or stretch tube, to prevent loss of therapy." - "failure to use the set-up described above can compromise performance and affect patient safety.".
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