FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ULTRAFLEX SELF-ADHERING MALE EXTERNAL CATHETER
MDR report key: 11700407
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Received April 21, 2021
Report
- Report Number
- 1018233-2021-02232
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 21, 2021
- Date of Event
- March 26, 2021
- Report Date
- March 30, 2021
- Manufacturer
- COLOPLAST HUNGARY
- Product Code
- NNX
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GA, DA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL IN PROGRESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ADHESIVE OF MALE EXTERNAL CATHETER WAS TOO STRONG. ALSO MALE EXTERNAL CATHETERS WERE DIFFICULT TO UNROLL AND DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. END USER HAD TO USE SCISSORS TO REMOVE THE MALE EXTERNAL CATHETER AND NOT USING ANY WATER OR ADHESIVE REMOVER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE PRODUCT. STATED THAT THE SKIN WAS TENDER WHERE THE PRODUCT ADHERES AND THE USER HAD SPOKE WITH PHARMACIST AND DOCTOR ABOUT THE ISSUE. ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE END USER STORED THE PRODUCTS IN A COOL DRY AREA. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600834 | ULTRAFLEX SELF-ADHERING MALE EXTERNAL CATHETER | MALE EXTERNAL CATHETER | NNX | COLOPLAST HUNGARY | 7664727 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |