MATRIX12 M ESOPHAGEAL TEMPERATURE PROBE

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE RETURNED MATRIX12 M PROBE MET DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATIONS AND NO DEFECTS OBSERVED THAT WOULD CAUSE DIFFICULT PLACEMENT. ROOT CAUSE IS INDETERMINATE, IT IS NOT KNOWN WHY USER EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT PLACEMENT.

Description of Event or Problem

ANESTHESIA STATED DIFFICULT PLACEMENT WITH MATRIX12 M PROBE. PROBE THOUGHT TO BE IN ESOPHAGUS, DEPLOYED AND PLACEMENT FOUND TO BE IN BRONCHIAL STEM. BLEEDING OCCURRED. NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT ANATOMY ACCORDING TO ANESTHESIA & STAFF. THE LAB ALSO STOCKS S-CATH M. THIS WAS USED AFTER MATRIX12 M WAS REMOVED. THEY EXTUBATED SUCCESSFULLY AFTER THE CASE WAS FINISHED USING S-CATH M.