MAUDE Adverse Event Report: AVANOS MEDICAL INC. MICROCUFF PEDIATRIC ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; VAP MICROCUFF ENDOTRACHEAL TUBES

Model Number	35117
Medical Device Problem Code	Material Twisted/Bent (2981)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available (4581)
Date of Event	10/22/2022
Type of Reportable Event	Death
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
(b)(4).The actual complaint product was not returned for evaluation.A review of the device history record is not possible as no lot number was provided.All information reasonably known as of 29-dec-2022 has been included in this health authority report.Should additional information be obtained, a follow-up health authority report will be provided.The information provided by avanos medical, inc.Represents all of the known information at this time.Despite good faith efforts to obtain additional information, the complainant / reporter was unable or unwilling to provide any further patient, product, or procedural details to avanos medical, inc.Avanos medical, inc.Has no independent knowledge of the event reported but is relaying the information that was provided by the user facility where the incident occurred.This product incident is documented in the avanos medical, inc.Complaint database and identified as complaint (b)(4).This information is submitted pursuant to 21cfr803, in compliance with the medical device reporting requirement and should not be considered to be an admission that an avanos medical, inc.Product is defective or caused serious injury.
Event or Problem Description
Avanos medical received a single report that referenced three different incidences, which were associated with separate units, involving three different events.This is the second of three reports.Refer to 3011270181-2022-00092 for the one event.Refer to 3011270181-2022-00094 for the third event.It was reported that the endotracheal tube kinked, causing inadequate ventilation and the device was replaced.The endotracheal tube [ett] was in place 20-hours prior to the ett kinking.The patient is deceased.Additional information received 15-dec-2022 stated "after speaking to both the picu [pediatric intensive care unit] director and the patient safety and quality nurse manager for the hospital, [the clinical nurse consultant (cnc) had] been informed that [she was] unable to provide the date and cause of death at present due to ability of being able to identify patient with the information already provided.".

• Brand Name: MICROCUFF PEDIATRIC ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE
• Common Device Name: VAP MICROCUFF ENDOTRACHEAL TUBES
• Manufacturer (Section D): AVANOS MEDICAL INC.; 5405 windward parkway; alpharetta GA 30004
• Manufacturer (Section G): COMMAND MEDICAL NICARAGUA SA; km 12.5 carretera norte; parque industrial las mercedes; managua, managua ; NU
• Manufacturer Contact: lisa clark ; 5405 windward parkway; alpharetta, GA 30004 ; 4704485444
• MDR Report Key: 16070031
• Report Number: 3011270181-2022-00093
• Device Sequence Number: 12318990
• Product Code: BTR
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00609038351179
• UDI-Public: 00609038351179
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: AS
• PMA/510(K) Number: K080821
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Other,Foreign,Health Professional,User Facility,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Nurse
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 12/29/2022

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?: No
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 35117
• Device Catalogue Number: N/A
• Device Lot Number: UNKNOWN
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 12/13/2022
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 12/29/2022
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Unknown
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Other; Death
• Patient Age: 14 YR
• Patient Sex: Female
• Patient Weight: 45 KG