FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BARD MALECOT DRAIN

MDR report key: 507102 · Received January 15, 2004

Report

Report Number
1018233-2004-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 15, 2004
Date of Event
December 8, 2003
Report Date
January 15, 2004
Manufacturer
C.R. BARD, INC.
Product Code
FEW
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AS REPORTED BY PATIENT, SUPRAPUBIC TUBE REPORTEDLY SPLIT CAUSING LEAKAGE AND SUBSEQUENT SURGICAL REPLACEMENT. PATIENT HAD SURGERY FOR URETHRAL STRICTURE AND PLACEMENT OF SUPRAPUBIC TUBE IN 11/2003. THREE WEEKS LATER, PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, BLOCKAGE AND LEAKAGE AT STOMA. PATIENT WENT TO THE E.R. AND HAD SURGERY THE NEXT DAY, TO REMOVE AND REPLACE SUPRAPUBIC TUBE WITH AN ALL-SILICONE FOLEY CATHETER. ACCORDING TO THE DOCTOR'S REPORT, THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE WELL AND THERE WERE NO COMPLICATIONS. THE TUBE WAS DISCARDED BY THE DOCTOR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BARD MALECOT DRAIN MALECOT DRAIN FEW C.R. BARD, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 33 YR Required Intervention