FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
C.R. BARD, INC.
MDR report key: 809434
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Received January 25, 2007
Report
- Report Number
- MW1041745
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 25, 2007
- Date of Event
- January 23, 2007
- Report Date
- January 25, 2007
- Manufacturer
- C.R. BARD, INC.
- Product Code
- KOD
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- AR, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
BARD "LUBRICATH", FOLEY CATHETER, 12 FRENCH USED ON A MALE PATIENT. UPON DOCTOR'S ORDER FOR REMOVAL OF CATHETER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FLUID-FILLED BULB ON THE CATHETER WOULD NOT DEFLATE. THE BULBS ON THESE CATHETERS ARE FILLED WITH 10ML STERILE SALINE PER MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS. CATHETER COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THEREFORE, PHYSICIAN HAD TO CUT THE CATHETER IN ORDER TO REMOVE IT FROM THE PATIENT'S BLADDER. THE CATHETER WAS SUBMITTED THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. THIS PARTICULAR CATHETER HAD THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS DISPLAYED ON IT: 0168L 12, NT531.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.R. BARD, INC. | LUBRICATH, FOLEY CATHETER | KOD | C.R. BARD, INC. | * | 0168L 12, NT531 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * |