MalfunctionJXL
B & B BITE PROOF BITE BLOCK
Received Jul 17, 2001 · Event occurred Jul 10, 2001
Report MW1022407 · MDR key 342495
Device
Generic name
Bite Block
Manufacturer
B & B Medical Technologies, IncModel number
*Catalog number
11040
Lot number
010101
Product problems
- Migration or Expulsion of Device
Patient
68 YR
- Foreign body, removal of
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
BITE BLOCK HAD BEEN PLACED TO PREVENT PT FROM BITING ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE DURING SUCTIONING (PER RN GOING OFF DUTY REPORT). WHEN RN ASSESSED PT NOTED PT WAS BITING ON ET TUBE. RN OBSERVED BIT BLOCK IN PT MOUTH, ABLE TO EXTRACT FROM BACK OF THROAT WITH HEMOSTATS.