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40-9438 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported via fda medsun uf/importer report (b)(4), the user facility reported that during a hypertensive episode, the patient experienced abdominal pain and imaging (kidney, ureter, bladder x-ray) revealed that the nasogastric tube was broken within the stomach.The tube had been in place for less than 30 days.During a gastrointestinal procedure, the nasogastric tube was identified as ruptured but not disconnected and was removed in its entirety under direct visualization.The esophageal and gastric mucosa were reported as within normal limits.A new nasogastric tube was placed and position was confirmed via imaging.The event occurred in february 2026.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The actual complaint product was not returned for evaluation.A review of the device history record and udi are in-progress.All information reasonably known as of 13 apr 2026 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 reported event but is relaying the information provided by the user facility where the incident occurred.This product incident is documented in the avanos medical 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.
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