FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BARD® URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION TRAY WITH RED RUBBER CATHETER

MDR report key: 7788578 · 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