FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

JACKSON-PRATT DRAIN

MDR report key: 1862205 · Received October 4, 2010

Report

Report Number
1862205
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 4, 2010
Date of Event
September 27, 2010
Report Date
October 1, 2010
Manufacturer
C.R. BARD, INC.
Product Code
JCY
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT IS A (B)(6), FEMALE, ADMITTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER ON (B)(6), 2010 FOR TREATMENT RELATED TO A PROBABLE OVARIAN MASS. ON (B)(6), 2010, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN EXPLORATORY LAPAROTOMY. A JACKSON-PRATT DRAIN WAS PLACED DURING THE OPERATION. ON (B)(6), 2010, A NURSING UNIT MANAGER REPORTED BY PHONE THAT A PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE JACKSON-PRATT DRAIN FROM THE PATIENT'S ABDOMEN AND THE TUBE BROKE. THE RETAINED FRAGMENT RETRACTED REQUIRING SURGICAL REMOVAL. THE PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT SHE DID NOT PULL THE DRAIN ANY HARDER THAN USUAL FOR REMOVING THESE DRAINS. SHE HAS PULLED MANY OF THEM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 JACKSON-PRATT DRAIN BULB DRAIN JCY C.R. BARD, INC. UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Required Intervention