| Catalog Number |
67SP055 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Complete Blockage (1094); Inflation Problem (1310)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
10/04/2023
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Other text: investigation including root cause analysis is in progress.A supplemental mdr will be filed as necessary in accordance with 21 cfr 803.56 when additional reportable information becomes available.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the tracheostomy tube did not inflate during testing.There was a blockage between the outside balloon and the inside cuff preventing the inflation on the inside cuff.No patient involvement.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Other text: d10.Device available for evaluation, h3.Device evaluated by manufacturer and h6.Evaluation codes: updated.Email is: regulatory.Responses@icumed.Com.One device sample was received without the original packaging.Per visual inspection, it was not detected any issue that would cause the cuff to not inflate.The device was inflated with air with the help of a syringe to replicate the reported failure mode.The balloon inflated.The complaint was not confirmed.A device history record (dhr) review reported no discrepancies or non-conformances during the manufacturing of the reported lot number.No action was taken because the complaint was not confirmed.
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