MalfunctionDYN
SALIVA EJECTOR
Received Jul 26, 2005 · Event occurred Jun 27, 2005
Report 2411236-2005-14203 · MDR key 719920
Device
Generic name
Dental Saliva Ejector
Manufacturer
Asa DentalModel number
NACatalog number
100-4092
Lot number
C310 MAY O5 008800
Product problems
- Detachment Of Device Component
- Component Falling
- Tip breakage
- Device, removal of (non-implant)
Patient
21 YR
- Aspiration/Inhalation
- Foreign body, removal of
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
THE TIP OF THE SALIVA EJECTOR CAME OFF AND WAS SWALLOWED BY THE PT DURING A BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE. THEY BEGAN TO WAKE THE PT UP WHEN THEY NOTICED THAT THE TIP WAS MISSING. THEY THEN STOPPED WAKING UP THE PT AND REINTRODUCED THE BRONCHOSCOPE. THE TIP OF THE SALIVA EJECTOR HAD ENTERED THE PT'S LUNG, BUT THE DOCTOR WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE IT BY USING A SNARE. THE BRONCHOSCOPE WAS THEN REMOVED AND THE PT WAS AWAKENED. NO COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. THE PT IS DOING FINE.