| Catalog Number |
67N035 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Disconnection (1171); 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 |
02/16/2024
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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 patient had a decannulated trach.The trach was replaced with "emergency equipment".A decision was made to upsize the trach.A second product failure occurred for the same patient during the equipment check of the upsized product.That malfunction will be reported under emdr-18428.A third new trach had to be used.There was no negative outcome.Only a delay in the new trach insertion."patient had patent trach in.The cuff did not inflate fully circumferential.Concern was that the attempt to inflate the cuff may have blown the cuff in the process.".
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Investigation summary: the sample returned consisted of one (1) for p/n: 67n035 and lot: 4016046, and was received in used condition, in a plastic bag.During the visual inspection it was identified that the cuff was completely broken.The failure mode of ¿will not inflate¿ was not confirmed, and "broken cuff" was confirmed.The root cause was not determined.A review of the device history record (dhr) shows there were no observations or nonconformities recorded during manufacture to suggest an issue of this nature would occur with this lot of products.
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