FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MIDSTREAM URINE COLLECTION KIT

MDR report key: 3969951 · Received July 28, 2014

Report

Report Number
3969951
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 28, 2014
Date of Event
June 30, 2014
Report Date
July 28, 2014
Manufacturer
BARD MEDICAL
Product Code
OIE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
OH, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

URINE SPECIMEN CONTAINER IN CATH KIT IS UNABLE TO TOLERATE BEING SENT BY THE PNEUMATIC TUBE SYSTEM WITHOUT FREQUENT LEAKAGE DUE TO CAP LOOSENING. PURCHASING HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN AN IMPROVED PRODUCT. WHEN CAP LOOSENS, SPECIMEN CONTENTS ARE SPILLED INSIDE THE PNEUMATIC TUBE SHUTTLE, CREATING A BIO HAZARD EXPOSURE AND REQUIRING ANOTHER SPECIMEN TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
439924 MIDSTREAM URINE COLLECTION KIT URINE COLLECTION KIT (EXCLUDES HIV TESTING) OIE BARD MEDICAL * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *