FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
U BY KOTEX SLEEK : TAMPON, MENSTRUAL, UNSCENTED : HEB
MDR report key: 4840919
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Received June 12, 2015
Report
- Report Number
- 2381757-2015-00024
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 12, 2015
- Date of Event
- May 16, 2015
- Report Date
- May 16, 2015
- Manufacturer
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION - CONWAY MILL
- Product Code
- HEB
- PMA / PMN Number
- PK112635
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
A DOCUMENT AND RECORDS REVIEW WAS PERFORMED ON THE REPORTED LOT. DOCUMENTATION ASSESSED INCLUDES: MANUFACTURING, QUALITY AUDIT, PRODUCTION, RAW MATERIAL AND DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS. THIS ASSESSMENT FOUND NO ANOMALIES THAT MAY HAVE ATTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED ISSUE; THEREFORE THE COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS NOT RETURNED THEREFORE A PRODUCT EVALUATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. INFORMATION FROM THIS INCIDENT WILL BE INCLUDED IN OUR PRODUCT COMPLAINT AND MDR TREND ANALYSIS.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED THE TAMPONS OUT, THE COTTON WAS FRAYED AND COMING APART. CONSUMER STATED SHE GOT AN INFECTION AND NEEDED TO TAKE ANTIBIOTICS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385620 | U BY KOTEX SLEEK : TAMPON, MENSTRUAL, UNSCENTED : HEB | TAMPON, MENSTRUAL, UNSCENTED | HEB | KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION - CONWAY MILL | REGULAR | AC504266X1704 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 YR |