FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
LATEX FOLEY CATHETER, 16F
MDR report key: 3952022
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Received July 15, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 1417592-2014-00069
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 15, 2014
- Date of Event
- June 9, 2014
- Report Date
- July 11, 2014
- Manufacturer
- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Product Code
- NWR
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
PRIOR TO REMOVING THE CATHETER, THE BALLOON WOULD NOT DEFLATE. THE INFLATION PORT WAS CUT BY THE CLINICIAN AND THE BALLOON DID NOT PASSIVELY DEFLATE. THE CATHETER WAS THEN CUT CLOSER TO WHERE IT EXITED THE PT. WHEN THE BALLOON STILL DID NOT DEFLATE, THE PT WAS TAKEN TO INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY AND THE BALLOON WAS MANUALLY RUPTURED WITH A NEEDLE. THE SAMPLE WAS NOT RELEASED FOR EVAL. A ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE BALLOON WOULD NOT DEFLATE AND THE CATHETER WAS REMOVED IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412941 | LATEX FOLEY CATHETER, 16F | NWR | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC. | RRIQ |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84 YR | Required Intervention |