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Article: Tracheotomy Tubes Recalled After Deaths
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- August 6, 2004
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AP Online
08-06-2004
Dateline: WASHINGTON
A brand of tracheotomy tubes is being recalled because it can break apart in the neck _ a defect linked to two deaths that prompted federal health officials Friday to urge that patients get prompt replacements.
Recalled are Shiley TracheoSoft XLT Extended Length tracheostomy tubes. More than 73,000 were shipped to hospitals and other health organizations in the last four years.
There are 17 reports of part of that tubing breaking in a way that could let it slide down into the neck and block breathing, said Food and Drug Administration officials. Two of the reports involved patient deaths, and a third an injury.
Maker Nellcor/Tyco Healthcare says 80 ...