UNIVERSA SILICONE FOLEY CATHETER
Report
- Report Number
- 1820334-2018-02187
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 1, 2018
- Date of Event
- June 29, 2018
- Report Date
- November 1, 2018
- Manufacturer
- COOK INC
- Product Code
- EZL
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
INVESTIGATION: EVALUATION: THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR AN EVALUATION. NO PHOTOS WERE PROVIDED. WITHOUT THE COMPLAINT DEVICE, A DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED. A DOCUMENT BASED INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED INCLUDING A REVIEW OF QUALITY CONTROL DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS THE LOT NUMBER OF THE DEVICE WAS NOT PROVIDED. A REVIEW OF COMPLAINT HISTORY ON THE COMPLAINT DEVICE LOT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT A DESIGN PROCESS OR RELATED FAILURE MODE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT. CURRENT CONTROLS FOR MANUFACTURING ARE IN PLACE TO ASSURE FUNCTIONALITY AND DEVICE INTEGRITY PRIOR TO SHIPPING. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN. PER THE QUALITY ENGINEERING RISK ASSESSMENT, NO ADDITIONAL RISK MITIGATING ACTIVITY IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. MONITORING WILL CONTINUE TO BE PERFORMED FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE APPROPRIATE COOK PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT IS REQUIRED BY THE FDA UNDER 21 CFR PART 803 AND IS BASED ON UNCONFIRMED INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY OTHERS. NEITHER THE SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT NOR ANY STATEMENT CONTAINED HEREIN IS INTENDED TO BE AN ADMISSION THAT ANY COOK DEVICE IS DEFECTIVE OR MALFUNCTIONED, THAT A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY OCCURRED, NOR THAT ANY COOK DEVICE CAUSED, CONTRIBUTED TO, OR IS LIKELY TO CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY IF A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED.
THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW EVENT INFORMATION RECEIVED SINCE THE LAST REPORT WAS SUBMITTED.
(B)(6). PMA/510(K) # - K091767. (B)(4). THIS REPORT INCLUDES INFORMATION KNOWN AT THIS TIME. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE.
IT WAS REPORTED WHEN LEVELS ARE TAKEN (EVERY HOUR), I NOTICED THERE WAS LESS URINE THAN IN THE PREVIOUS HOUR. WHEN I VERIFIED THE TUBING, I NOTICED THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN ABOVE THE Y, (LEVEL) TO WHICH WE INFLATE (THE BALLOON IS ALMOST ENTIRELY OUT OF THE ¿). URINE WAS PRESENT IN THE TUBING. THE UNIVERSA SILICONE FOLEY CATHETER WAS REMOVED FROM PATIENT AND A NEW CATHETER INSERTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 581209 | UNIVERSA SILICONE FOLEY CATHETER | EZL CATHETER, RETENTION TYPE, BALLOON | EZL | COOK INC | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |