DAVOL® PEDIATRIC CATH KIT
Report
- Report Number
- 1018233-2024-03321
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 6, 2024
- Date of Event
- March 15, 2024
- Report Date
- July 18, 2024
- Manufacturer
- C.R. BARD INC. (COVINGTON) -1018233
- Product Code
- FFH
- UDI-DI
- 00801741045851
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL IN PROGRESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED. H11: SECTION A THROUGH F - THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY BD REPRESENTS ALL THE KNOWN INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE COMPLAINANT / REPORTER WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER PATIENT, PRODUCT, OR PROCEDURAL DETAILS TO BD.
THE REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED CAUSE UNKNOWN. VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE NOTED TWO OPENED (WITHOUT ORIGINAL PACKAGING), CATHETER STENT AND A CATHETER KIT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE SAMPLE NOTED ONE CATHETER STENT HAD FELL OUT OF THE COLLECTION CONTAINER ALTHOUGH A ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DEFINITIVELY IDENTIFIED, BASED ON THE RISK DOCUMENTATION REVIEW, A POTENTIAL ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE COULD BE ¿INLET PORT OF THE CAP / CATHETER (FR.) THICKNESS OUT OF SPECIFICATION". HOWEVER, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO CONFIRM THIS POTENTIAL ROOT CAUSE A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD DID NOT SHOW ANY PROBLEMS OR CONDITIONS THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED ISSUE. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WERE FOUND ADEQUATE AND STATE THE FOLLOWING: "INFANT AND PEDIATRIC CATH KITS: INFORMATION FOR USE: CAUTION: READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO USE. INDICATIONS: BLADDER CATHETERIZATION IS PERFORMED WHEN A STERILE URINE SAMPLE IS NEEDED AND A CLEAN CATCH SPECIMEN CANNOT BE OBTAINED. WARNINGS: THE CATHETER SHOULD NEVER BE FORCED IF RESISTANCE IS FELT. TRAUMA TO THE BLADDER (FALSE PASSAGE) CAN BE PREVENTED BY ADEQUATELY LUBRICATING THE CATHETER AND STRETCHING THE PENIS TO STRAIGHTEN THE URETHRA. STERILE: STERILE UNLESS PACKAGE IS OPENED OR DAMAGED. CAUTION: FEDERAL (U.S.A.) LAW RESTRICTS THIS DEVICE TO SALE BY OR ON THE ORDER OF A PHYSICIAN. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. OPEN PLASTIC WALLET, WHICH MAY BE USED AS A STERILE FIELD. THE FOLLOWING FOUR STEPS APPLY ONLY TO MALE CATHETERIZATION: 2. PLACE THE INFANT SUPINE, WITH THE THIGHS ABDUCTED (FROG-LEG POSITION). 3. CLEANSE THE PENIS WITH POVIDONE-IODINE SWABS, STARTING WITH THE MEATUS AND MOVING IN A PROXIMAL DIRECTION. 4. PUT ON STERILE GLOVES. REMOVE PROTECTIVE SHEATH FROM CATHETER AND PULL CATHETER OUT OF CENTRIFUGE TUBE TO DESIRED LENGTH. LAY TUBE ASSEMBLY ON THE STERILE FIELD. 5. PLACE THE TIP OF THE CATHETER IN STERILE LUBRICANT. HOLD THE PENIS PERPENDICULAR TO THE BODY TO STRAIGHTEN THE PENILE URETHRA AND HELP PREVENT FALSE PASSAGE. ADVANCE THE CATHETER CAREFULLY UNTIL URINE APPEARS. A SLIGHT RESISTANCE MAY BE FELT AS THE CATHETER PASSES THE EXTERNAL SPHINCTER. NOTE: IF URINE DOES NOT FLOW FREELY INTO THE TUBE, THE CAP MAY NEED TO BE LOOSENED SLIGHTLY. 6. AFTER URINE IS COLLECTED, PULL CATHETER OUT OF THE CAP OF THE CENTRIFUGE TUBE. TIGHTEN CAP AND DEPRESS SPOUT. 7. FILL OUT LABEL AND PLACE ON CENTRIFUGE TUBE. SEND TO LAB IN NORMAL MANNER. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. OPEN PLASTIC WALLET, WHICH MAY BE USED AS A STERILE FIELD. THE FOLLOWING FOUR STEPS APPLY ONLY TO FEMALE CATHETERIZATION: 2. PLACE THE INFANT SUPINE, WITH THE THIGHS ABDUCTED (FROG-LEG POSITION). 3. SEPARATE THE LABIA AND CLEANSE THE AREA AROUND THE MEATUS WITH THE POVIDONE-IODINE SWABS. USE ANTERIOR-TO-POSTERIOR STROKES TO PREVENT FECAL CONTAMINATION. 4. PUT ON STERILE GLOVES. REMOVE PROTECTIVE SHEATH FROM CATHETER AND PULL CATHETER OUT OF CENTRIFUGE TUBE TO DESIRED LENGTH. LAY TUBE ASSEMBLY ON THE STERILE FIELD. 5. PLACE THE TIP OF THE CATHETER IN STERILE LUBRICANT. SPREAD THE LABIA WITH TWO FINGERS AND CAREFULLY ADVANCE THE CATHETER UNTIL URINE APPEARS. NOTE: IF URINE DOES NOT FLOW FREELY INTO THE TUBE, THE CAP MAY NEED TO BE LOOSENED SLIGHTLY. 6. AFTER URINE IS COLLECTED, PULL CATHETER OUT OF THE CAP OF THE CENTRIFUGE TUBE. TIGHTEN CAP AND DEPRESS SPOUT. 7. FILL OUT LABEL AND PLACE ON CENTRIFUGE TUBE. SEND TO LAB IN NORMAL MANNER." H11: SECTION A THROUGH F - THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY BD REPRESENTS ALL THE KNOWN INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE COMPLAINANT / REPORTER WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER PATIENT, PRODUCT, OR PROCEDURAL DETAILS TO BD.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT CUSTOMER HAD BEEN SEEING MULTIPLE CONCERNS ON BARD PEDIATRIC CATHETER KIT, WHERE THE STRAIGHT CATHETER KITS HAD FELL OUT OF THE COLLECTION CONTAINER. ADDITIONALLY, THEY HAD A NURSE ON A TRAVEL ASSIGNMENT, AND THEY WERE SEEING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME KITS. PER SAMPLE FORM RECEIVED ON (B)(6) 2024, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT NEEDED A CATHETER AND KIT WAS PULLED FROM THE CART, CATHETER TUBE SNAPPED IN HALF WHEN PULLED FROM COLLECTION TUBE.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT CUSTOMER HAD BEEN SEEING MULTIPLE CONCERNS ON BARD PEDIATRIC CATHETER KIT, WHERE THE STRAIGHT CATHETER KITS HAD FELL OUT OF THE COLLECTION CONTAINER. ADDITIONALLY, THEY HAD A NURSE ON A TRAVEL ASSIGNMENT, AND THEY WERE SEEING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME KITS. PER SAMPLE FORM RECEIVED ON 20MAY2024, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT NEEDED A CATHETER AND KIT WAS PULLED FROM THE CART, CATHETER TUBE SNAPPED IN HALF WHEN PULLED FROM COLLECTION TUBE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1688492 | DAVOL® PEDIATRIC CATH KIT | PEDIATRIC CATHETER KIT | FFH | C.R. BARD INC. (COVINGTON) -1018233 | NGHT2090 | 00801741045851 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Other |