FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROPHYLACTIC LATEX SPERMICIDE LUBRICATED NONOXYNOL-9

MDR report key: 286108 · Received July 17, 2000

Report

Report Number
MW1019300
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 17, 2000
Report Date
July 7, 2000
Manufacturer
HANKOOK LATEX GONGUP CO., LTD.
Product Code
LTZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICE REGARDING SUBJECT BRAND NAME CONDOM PROPHYLACTIC. ITEM RUPTURES OR BREAKS DURING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; GREAT POTENTIAL FOR UNWARRANTED PREGNANCIES AND TRANSMISSION OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES INCLUDING HIV/AIDS. CONSULTATION WITH OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICES CONFIRM SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. CONTACTED A TOTAL OF 36 OFFICES, EIGHT OFFICES DISTRIBUTED SAME BRAND CONDOM. SIX OF THE EIGHT OFFICES VOICES THE SAME COMPLAINT. EACH OFFICE QUESTIONED CONSUMERS REGARDING METHOD OF CONDOM USE (E.G., ORAL/ANAL SEX, IMPROPER USE, ETC). BREAKAGE OCCURRED DURING VAGINAL INTERCOURSE, SINGLE CONDOM USE, WITH NO ADD'L LUBRICANT USE. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT BREAKAGE COULD BE CAUSED BY SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL OR MFG, AND NOT CONSUMER MISUSE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROPHYLACTIC LATEX SPERMICIDE LUBRICATED NONOXYNOL-9 CONDOM LTZ HANKOOK LATEX GONGUP CO., LTD. * 9CX035-P

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *