InjuryFHO
INSUFFLATION/ACCESS NEEDLE 14 GAUGE
Received Nov 20, 2006 · Event occurred Oct 7, 2005
Report 2647580-2006-00487 · MDR key 788454
Device
Generic name
Disposable Surgical Access Device
Manufacturer
Ponce - UssModel number
*Catalog number
S100000
Lot number
P5E444
Product problems
- Complete Blockage
- Difficult to Insert
Patient
UNKNOWN
- Pulmonary Emphysema
- Surgical procedure, delayed
- Hospitalization required
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
PROCEDURE: UNK. REPORTEDLY, THE VERESS NEEDLE WAS CLOGGING WHICH RESULTED IN MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT PLACEMENT. THIS RESULTED IN SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA AND IN TURN AN INCREASED OR TIME. THE DIRECT TROCAR WAS PLACED WITHOUT A PROBLEM.