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MalfunctionBTQ

ADJUSTABLE FLANGE AIRWAY - 22 FR

Received Dec 24, 2025 · Event occurred Dec 3, 2025

Report 8040412-2025-00275 · MDR key 23887385

Device

Generic name

Airway, Nasopharyngeal

Catalog number

18542022

Lot number

KMA22E0374

Product problems

  • Material Discolored
  • Material Discolored

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "GREEN NASAL TRUMPETS BEGAN TURNING BLACK AND PACKAGING WAS COMPROMISED, TEARING APART WITH THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH. PARTS OF PRODUCT THAT CHANGED COLOR ALSO HARDENED WHICH REDUCED THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE TUBE." ASSOCIATED COMPLAINTS 8040412-2025-00143, 8040412-2025-00144 AND 8040412-2025-00145.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "GREEN NASAL TRUMPETS BEGAN TURNING BLACK AND PACKAGING WAS COMPROMISED, TEARING APART WITH THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH. PARTS OF PRODUCT THAT CHANGED COLOR ALSO HARDENED WHICH REDUCED THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE TUBE." ASSOCIATED COMPLAINTS 8040412-2025-00143, 8040412-2025-00144, 8040412-2025-00276, 8040412-2025-00275 AND 8040412-2025-00145.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

(B)(4). COMPLAINT VERIFICATION TESTING COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS NO SAMPLE WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS PERFORMED, AND NO RELEVANT FINDINGS WERE IDENTIFIED. WITHOUT THE DEVICE TO EVALUATE, THE COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED, AND THE PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION. TELEFLEX WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND TREND FOR REPORTS OF THIS NATURE.