RIGHTSPOT PH ENFIT INDICATOR
Received Mar 24, 2021 · Event occurred Mar 2, 2021
Report 11562469 · MDR key 11562469
Device
Generic name
Sodium Hydroxide And Phenol Red (titrimetric), Gastric Acidity
Manufacturer
Rightbio MetricsCatalog number
RSEN001
Lot number
EN0920201
Product problems
- Gas/Air Leak
Patient
Not reported
- Insufficient Information
- Insufficient Information
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
NG TUBE INSERTED TO 19CM. RIGHTSPOT PH ENFIT INDICATOR ATTACHED TO CHECK PLACEMENT. WHEN ASPIRATING TO CHECK PLACEMENT, AIR CONTINUED TO COME BUT NO FLUID. WHEN PH INDICATOR DETACHED FROM THE END OF THE NG TUBE AND FEEDING SYRINGE ATTACHED, <1ML AIR WAS ABLE TO BE ASPIRATED. ANOTHER RIGHTSPOT PH INDICATOR WAS OBTAINED AND USED WITH THE SAME RESULTS. PH INDICATORS CHECKED FOR CRACKS, BUT NO CRACKS WERE OBVIOUSLY VISIBLE. NG PLACEMENT DOUBLE CHECKED WITH ANOTHER RN BY AUSCULTATION AND ASPIRATION. BUBBLES AUSCULTATED OVER THE STOMACH AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF BREASTMILK/FORMULA ABLE TO BE ASPIRATED FROM THE NG WITH A FEEDING SYRINGE. RIGHTSPOT PH INDICATOR & PACKAGING SAVED IN A BAG.