FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
U BY KOTEX CLICK TAMPONS
MDR report key: 2040015
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Received March 9, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 9611594-2011-00029
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 9, 2011
- Date of Event
- February 22, 2011
- Report Date
- February 25, 2011
- Manufacturer
- AVENT SA DE R.L. DE C.V.
- Product Code
- HEB
- PMA / PMN Number
- K091749
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
DEVICE HISTORY RECORD IN REVIEW. INFO FROM THIS INCIDENT WILL BE INCLUDED IN OUR PRODUCT COMPLAINT AND MDR TREND ANALYSIS. CONSUMER HAD NOT RETURNED PRODUCT FOR EVAL AS OF THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
CONSUMER FELT SHE WAS GETTING A YEAST INFECTION. SHE USED A HOME REMEDY WHICH INVOLVES SOAKING THE TAMPON IN YOGURT, INSERTING IT THEN WAITING A FEW MINUTES AND TAKING HE TAMPON OUT. THE TAMPON DID NOT COME OUT EASILY AND THE CONSUMER STILL HAD PIECES OF TAMPON LEFT INSIDE HER. TWO DAYS LATER, SHE STILL HAS PIECES LEFT INSIDE HER AND HAD PLANS TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U BY KOTEX CLICK TAMPONS | HEB - UNSCENTED MENSTRUAL TAMPON | HEB | AVENT SA DE R.L. DE C.V. | UNK (MULTIPAK) | AA033901A |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |