FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

C.R. BARD

MDR report key: 21394 · Received February 9, 1995

Report

Report Number
21394
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 9, 1995
Date of Event
July 16, 1994
Report Date
January 31, 1995
Manufacturer
BARD UROLOGICAL DIVISION
Product Code
KOD
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON JULY 16, 1994, A 38 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT WHO HAD A URETHRAL CATHETER PLACED AT ANOTHER INSTITUTION, WAS TRANSFERRED TO THIS HOSPITAL. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO DEFLATE THE BALLOON IN THE FOLEY CATHETER WITHOUT SUCCESS. A UROLOGIST HAD TO ENTER TRANSVAGINALLY TO RUPTURE THE BALLOON TO ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE ENTIRE CATHETER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 C.R. BARD Implant BARD UROLOGICAL DEVICE KOD BARD UROLOGICAL DIVISION 16F/5CC UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 38 YR Required Intervention 1 DEGREE CESAREAN SECTION