InjuryCCC
NELLCOR/PEDICAP
Received Feb 8, 2007 · Event occurred Jan 15, 2007
Report MW1041937 · MDR key 819231
Device
Generic name
Pediatric Co2 Detector
Manufacturer
Tyco Healthcare Group/nellcor Puritan BennettModel number
*Catalog number
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Lot number
6286086
Product problems
- Unable to Obtain Readings
Patient
1 DAY
- Reintubate
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
A 24 WEEKS GESTATION INFANT MALE WAS BORN VIA EMERGENCY CS. THE INFANT HAD ONE INITIAL CRY WHEN WAS APENIC. HE WAS INTUBATED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY - NELLCOR CO2 DETECTOR WAS APPLIED AND A DELAY OF GREATER THAN 1 MINUTE OCCURRED BEFORE A COLOR CHANGE WAS NOTED. THE DELAY RESULTED IN REINTUBATION FOR THE INFANT. APAGAR 1/8.