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SURGEON PERFORMED RIGHT URETEROSCOPY, HOLMIUM LASER LITHOTRIPSY, RIGHT STONE BASKET EXTRACTION, RIGHT URETERAL STENT PLACEMENT AND COMPLEX FOLEY CATHETER PLACEMENT FOR A LARGE RIGHT URETERAL STONE. THE PRODUCT MALFUNCTION WAS DURING THE COMPLEX FOLEY CATHETER PLACEMENT. THE SURGEON REQUESTED A 20 FR COUNCIL TIP CATHETER WHICH WAS SUPPLIED. UPON PLACING THE BALLOON FAILED AND UPON REMOVING FROM PATIENT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAD A VERY TINY PIN HOLE IN IT. A SECOND 20 FR COUNCIL TIP WAS SUPPLIED AND WHEN PLACED THE BALLOON WOULD NOT INFLATE. I PERSONALLY LOOKED AT PACKAGING AND NOTICED BOTH WERE FROM SAME LOT SO I RETRIEVED A THIRD 20 FR COUNCIL TIP CATHETER FOR SURGEON FROM A DIFFERENT LOT WHICH WAS PLACED AND BALLOON INFLATED PROPERLY. ALL 20 FR COUNCIL TIP CATHETERS IN THE LOT THAT HAD ISSUE WERE PULLED FROM SHELF. REFERENCE REPORT: MW5144815.