inforMED

ACCUTRON

Received Dec 2, 2002 · Event occurred Oct 1, 2002

Report MW1026863 · MDR key 430489

Device

Generic name

Nasal Hood With Scents

Manufacturer

Accutron

Model number

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Catalog number

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Lot number

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Product problems

  • Misassembled
  • Other (for use when an appropriate device code cannot be identified)

Patient

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  • Unknown (for use when the patient's condition is not known)

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

AN INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE OFFICE WITH A N2O-O2 UNIT THAT WAS RECENTLY INSTALLED. THE PIPES WERE CROSSED IN THE WALLS. DENTIST WAS GIVING PATIENTS 100% N2O WHEN THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE GIVING THEM 100% O2. THE PROBLEM WAS COMPOUNDED BY THE USE OF A FLAVORED MASK. THE SCENT INTERFERED WITH THE CHARACTERISTIC ODOR OF N2O. DENTIST COULD NOT SMELL THE ODOR OF N2O. THEY COULD ONLY SMELL THE SCENT FROM THE FLAVORED MASK.