FOLYSIL SILICONE CATHETER
Report
- Report Number
- 9610711-2025-00072
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 18, 2025
- Date of Event
- March 25, 2025
- Report Date
- June 30, 2025
- Manufacturer
- COLOPLAST A/S
- Product Code
- EZL
- UDI-DI
- 03600040127230
- PMA / PMN Number
- K233411
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
AFTER RECEIVING THIS COMPLAINT, WE SEARCHED FOR OTHER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE LOT NUMBER. THE INVESTIGATION IS NOT YET COMPLETE, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION.
AFTER RECEIVING THIS COMPLAINT, WE SEARCHED FOR OTHER COMPLAINTS AND WE FOUND NONE REGARDING THE LOT NUMBER 9792211. ON 13TH JUNE 2025 WE DID NOT RECEIVED SAMPLE. WITHOUT SAMPLE WE CANNOT DO MORE THAN DOCUMENTARY INVESTIGATION WHICH REVEALED NO ANOMALY REGISTERED DURING PRODUCTION. HOWEVER, DEFLATION ISSUE OF SILICONE BALLOON IS KNOWN BUT ACCORDING TO THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION WE CANNOT CONCLUDE ON A SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE IN THIS CASE. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION KNOWN QUALITY DATABASE WAS CHECKED AND REVEALED A CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ACTION: CAPA-000152. "BALLOON ISSUES ON FOLYSIL AND SILICONE PROSTATIC CATHETERS" WAS OPENED AND MONTHLY MONITORING. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AS OUR TREND IS NOT INCREASING AND THE THRESHOLD IS NOT EXCEEDED. A SIMILAR CASE STUDY WAS PERFORMED BASED ON FOLYSIL PRODUCT, DEFECT DEFLATION DIFFICULT/IMPOSSIBLE BETWEEN MARCH 2021 AND MARCH 2025, 58 SIMILAR CASES WERE FOUND.
ACCORDING TO THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, WHEN REMOVING THE INDWELLING CATHETER, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFLATE THE BALLOON. THE BALLOON WAS NOT CHECKED BEFOREHAND. CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT PROBLEMS, BUT THERE WAS NO URINE IMMEDIATELY, SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO INFLATE THE BALLOON WITH 10ML OF WATER TO BE ABLE TO MOBILIZE THE CATHETER. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM INFLATING IT. THE CATHETER WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED, BUT THE BALLOON COULD NOT BE DEFLATED, AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CUT THE CATHETER. WATER DRAINED SMOOTHLY AND THE CATHETER WAS REMOVED WITHOUT FORCING. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED NO PAIN.
ACCORDING TO THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, WHEN REMOVING THE INDWELLING CATHETER, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFLATE THE BALLOON. THE BALLOON WAS NOT CHECKED BEFOREHAND. CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT PROBLEMS, BUT THERE WAS NO URINE IMMEDIATELY, SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO INFLATE THE BALLOON WITH 10ML OF WATER TO BE ABLE TO MOBILIZE THE CATHETER. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM INFLATING IT. THE CATHETER WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED, BUT THE BALLOON COULD NOT BE DEFLATED, AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CUT THE CATHETER. WATER DRAINED SMOOTHLY AND THE CATHETER WAS REMOVED WITHOUT FORCING. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED NO PAIN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32388 | FOLYSIL SILICONE CATHETER | INDWELLING URETHRAL DRAINAGE BALLOON CATHETER, NON-ANTIMICROBIAL | EZL | COLOPLAST A/S | 9792211_AA61121002 | 03600040127230 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |