DENTAL UNKNOWN
Received Dec 3, 2003 · Event occurred Oct 4, 2003
Report 1314426-2003-00011 · MDR key 498877
Device
Generic name
Saliva Ejector
Manufacturer
Tyco Healthcare/kendallModel number
*Catalog number
UNK DENTAL
Lot number
UNK
Product problems
- Dislodged
Patient
61 YR
- Foreign body, removal of
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
THE BLUE TIP END OF SALVIA EJECTOR WAS DISLODGED BY PATIENT MOUTH ACTIVITY. A SEARCH OF PATIENT AREA, BED AND AN XRAY DID NOT LOCATE MISSING TIP. A PHYSICIAN WAS CONTACTED AND EXAMINATION FOUND THE TIP ADVANCED INTO THE HYPOPHARYNX AREA. REMOVAL WAS FACILITATED WITH A LARYNGO-BLADE AND MAGILL FORCEPS.