MalfunctionBZW
ESOPHAGEAL STETHOSCOPE
Received Jun 2, 2008 · Event occurred May 30, 2008
Report 1061697 · MDR key 1061697
Device
Generic name
Temperature Sensor, Esophageal
Manufacturer
Smiths Medical Asd, Inc.Model number
ES 400-18Catalog number
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Lot number
7815
Product problems
- Material Separation
- Device, removal of (non-implant)
Patient
67 YR
- Foreign body, removal of
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
AT THE END OF SURGERY CASE THE CRNA WAS REMOVING THE ESOPHAGEAL STETHOSCOPE AND NOTED THE TIP OF THE PLASTIC SHEATH HAD SEPARATED. THE DETACHED PIECE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT'S MOUTH.