| Catalog Number |
60P045 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Split, Cut or Torn (4008)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
03/19/2019
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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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Information was received that a smiths medical bivona uncuffed neonatal tracheostomy tubes tracheostomy tube split through where the hub of connector and shaft meet.The issue was discovered when patient's mother was cleaning the tube she had just removed from patient's airway.No adverse effects were reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Evaluation results: two bivona uncuffed neonatal tracheostomy tube were received without their original packaging inside a ziploc bag.The samples were returned in a used condition and were accompanied by their certificates of descontamination.Visual inspection was performed on the samples at 12" under normal conditions of illumination.It was observed that the samples had splits in their shafts and had exposed wires inside of them.In addition, the inspection revealed some contaminations.The device history record was reviewed and showed that this device met all manufacturing specification for product released for distribution.No issues were identified that would have impacted this event.The most probable root cause was that the damage occurred after the product left the manufacturing facility.
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