FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LATEX FOLEY CATHETER, 16F

MDR report key: 3952022 · 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