FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
FREEDOM SELF-CATH NELATON CH12
MDR report key: 1102024
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Received August 7, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 2183558-2008-00010
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 7, 2008
- Date of Event
- July 10, 2008
- Report Date
- July 10, 2008
- Manufacturer
- COLOPLAST MANUFACTURING US, LLC
- Product Code
- GBM
- PMA / PMN Number
- K003873
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
ONE CATHETER WAS RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION WITHOUT PACKAGING. EXAMINATION OF THE CATHETER REVEALED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A CUTOFF. THE PACKAGING SUPERVISOR WAS NOTIFIED OF THE COMPLAINT, AND AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION, CONFIRMED THAT THE CATHETER WAS OUT OF POSITION DURING THE PACKAGING PROCESS WHICH RESULTED IN THE CATHETER BEING CUT OFF. THE PACKAGING SUPERVISOR NOTIFIED PACKAGING PERSONNEL OF THIS COMPLAINT TO LESSEN THE CHANCE FOR RECURRENCE. NO OTHER COMPLAINT WERE NOTED WITH THIS LOT NUMBER.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION RECEIVED, THE CATHETER WAS SHEARED OFF AT THE END, FROM THE FIRST EYE TO THE TIP AT A 60 DEGREE ANGLE. THE PIECE OF CATHETER WAS MISSING, AND THE PATIENT HAD AN ULTRASOUND SCAN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FREEDOM SELF-CATH NELATON CH12 | INTERMITTENT CATHETER | GBM | COLOPLAST MANUFACTURING US, LLC | 20-00412 | 5727183 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 YR | Required Intervention |