BALLARD SUCTION CATHETERS

Description of Event or Problem

PATIENT USES THE BALLARD 8 FR SUCTION CATHETERS, WHICH WERE RECENTLY RECALLED FOR BEING NON-STERILE. IN THE LAST WEEK, PATIENT EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF PNEUMONIA. CAREGIVERS BELIEVE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE USE OF THE NON-STERILE SUCTION CATHETERS. THE SYMPTOMS HAVE SINCE SUBSIDED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE PATIENT HAD THE RECALLED PRODUCT IN THE HOME.