Smiths Medical recalled certain sizes of its Portex oral/nasal endotracheal tubes because of a manufacturing defect that results in a smaller diameter, which could potentially lead to inadequate ...

The FDA reported March 25 that Smiths Medical Inc., is recalling a series of oral and nasal endotracheal tubes because the diameters of the tubes may present with “a smaller diameter than expected.” ...

Endotracheal intubation refers to the placement ... palpation of two firm tubes in the neck indicates that the esophagus rather than the trachea has been intubated. To secure the tube in place ...

Smiths Medical has issued an urgent medical device correction for certain sizes of its Portex intubation oral/nasal endotracheal tubes due to a manufacturer defect that results in a ...

comes as Smiths has warned separately of a size problem with some oral/nasal endotracheal tubes. The company received eight reports of serious injury potentially related to the tube size issue.

and 200 mm Hg in endotracheal tubes of internal diameter 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 mm. For each combination, six suction episodes were performed at 6-s intervals.

The business, acquired by ICU Medical in 2022, has been dealing with a series of recalls and quality issues over the past several years.

An important patient consideration is the type of device being secured; different products may be better suited for securing critical devices such as endotracheal tubes, vascular access devices ...

Tiny premature babies regularly dislodge their breathing tubes, experts have warned ... very small tolerances for the safe position of an endotracheal tube in a very premature baby and so even ...