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86111- |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Inflation Problem (1310)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Patient Involvement (2645)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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Medtronic received a communication regarding pilot balloon / pilot valve.According to the reporter, the device had cuff inflation/deflation issue.The customer indicated that there was no patient involvement associated to this event.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Evaluation summary: one sample was received for evaluation and the reported event of a cut in the cuff was confirmed.An inflation/deflation test was performed and it was observed the cuff deflated immediately.E investigation isolated the failure to the cuff not holding air but the pilot balloon was missing and the inflation line has an uneven edge on the distal end but a root cause was not identified.Information has been added to the database and trends will continue to be monitored.Correction: (name, email), (phone).If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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