| Model Number |
18770 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Crack (1135)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Extubate (2402)
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| Date of Event |
08/03/2018
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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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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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According to the reporter, the device's cuff was suspected cracked.It was stated that the sputum of the patient was caught from the pilot balloon that cause of the issue.The customer indicated that the patient was re-cannulated.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Evaluation summary: one sample was received for evaluation.The failure cut in cuff was confirmed in the received sample.The device history record was not reviewed since the lot number was not provided.Manufacturing process was reviewed and currently, there is no potential risk and the below condition was found.An inflation/deflation test was performed for all taperguard products.The operator inspects all products for no leaks and segregates the defective parts.All taperguard products have a resting time of 2 hours.Once the part is inspected visually, then the instruction provides the guidelines to deflate the cuff.All manufacturing controls were found acceptable and effective to detect the reported failure mode.Information has been added to the database and trends will continue to be monitored.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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