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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.” ...

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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.