FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
BARD® URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION TRAY WITH RED RUBBER CATHETER
MDR report key: 7788578
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Received August 16, 2018
Report
- Report Number
- 7788578
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 16, 2018
- Date of Event
- July 17, 2018
- Report Date
- July 23, 2018
- Manufacturer
- C. R. BARD, INC.
- Product Code
- KOD
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- MO
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
BARD URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION TRAY, REF 772415 - 15 FR. RED RUBBER CATHETER, LOT # NGCT0643, C.R. BARD, INC, (B)(4). WE USE THIS URETHRAL TRAY TO DRAIN URINE FROM A PATIENT'S BLADDER. ON 4 TRAYS OF THE SAME LOT NUMBER, EACH TRAY WAS MISSING THE PACKAGE OF POVIDONE-IODINE SWABSTICKS (3) THAT THE NURSE NEEDS TO CLEANSE THE URINARY MEATUS BEFORE INSERTING THE BLADDER CATHETER. THIS MEANS THAT THE NURSE NEEDS TO BREAK STERILE TECHNIQUE TO SEARCH FOR THE POVIDONE-IODINE SWABSTICKS, OR OPEN ANOTHER TRAY TO GET THE ITEMS. FOUR TRAYS WERE OPENED FOR BLADDER CATHETERIZATIONS AND ALL 4 WERE MISSING THE SWABSTICKS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 632138 | BARD® URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION TRAY WITH RED RUBBER CATHETER | CATHETER, UROLOGICAL | KOD | C. R. BARD, INC. | 772415 | NGCT0643 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |