| Model Number |
67P030 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Inflation Problem (1310)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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| Date of Event |
02/27/2019
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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Information was received that a smiths medical portex bivona tts cuffed pediatric with v neck flange tracheostomy tube cuff balloon would not inflate while in use with a nicu patient.Subsequently, a tracheostomy change out was required.There were no adverse patient effects.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Device evaluation: one tracheostomy was returned for evaluation.Visual inspection of the device found it to be in good physical condition.Device underwent functional testing; inflating the cuff with 5cc of air and it was seen that the pilot balloon was inflated but all the air was stuck in it.According to the ifu the balloon was manipulated and the whole cuff inflated.Symmetry was 44.44 percent, which is within specification of 33.3 percent as the minimum required.The reported customer complaint was not confirmed.And while no definitive problem source to the reported issue could be determined, this investigation revealed no intrinsic evidence to suggest a cause of issue related to manufacturing.
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