MalfunctionBWB
INTRODUCER (BOUGIE)
Received Feb 19, 2010 · Event occurred Jan 10, 2010
Report 1036445-2010-01016 · MDR key 1746145
Device
Generic name
Endotracheal Tube Introducer
Manufacturer
Meditec DevicesModel number
9-0212-70Catalog number
9-0212-70
Lot number
NA
Product problems
- Break
Patient
43 YR
- Extubate
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE INTRODUCER WAS USED TO EXCHANGE THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE THAT WAS PLACED IN PT'S TRACHEA. PT'S AIRWAY WAS DIFFICULT. ONCE PLACED IN THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE, THE INTRODUCER BROKE INTO TWO PIECES. ALL CONTENTS OF THE BLUE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE WERE REMOVED WITH THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE UNDER DIRECT LARYNGOSCOPE. ANOTHER BLUE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE WAS USED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY TO PLACE A NEW ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE.