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.” ...

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

"Smiths Medical issues urgent medical device correction for certain Portex intubation tubes due to manufacturer defect, posing serious risk of inadequate ventil ...

India needs to maintain strong supply chains amid uncertain trade equations, guiding its trade negotiations with the Trump administration. FM Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised the importance of a robust ...

ICU Medical‘s Smiths Medical today announced that it warned of a potential issue with certain sizes of its endotracheal tubes. The company issued an urgent medical device correction to notify ...

Background Neonatal endotracheal intubation is often associated with physiological instability. The Neonatal Resuscitation Program recommends a time-based limit (30 s) for intubation attempts in the ...

ETT leak was specifically excluded from the system as it occurs primarily during the higher tracheal pressure conditions ... and 200 mm Hg in endotracheal tubes of internal diameter 2.5, 3.0 ...

Certain congenital or acquired diseases and defects such as tracheo-oesophageal fistula, tracheomalacia, tracheal stenosis, airway ischemia, infections, and tumours can cause damage to the trachea.

There were no ventilatory difficulties. Chest CT (figure 1) revealed extensive pneumomediastinum with disruption of the posterolateral tracheal wall (white arrow) just above the tip of the ...

This news affected her, especially since she suffered from a breathing problem called tracheomalacia as a child. Actor Florence Pugh was left deeply moved as she uncovered her family’s history in No ...