BAKRI TAMPONADE BALLOON CATHETER
Report
- Report Number
- 1820334-2019-00776
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 11, 2019
- Date of Event
- March 22, 2019
- Report Date
- April 11, 2019
- Manufacturer
- COOK INC
- Product Code
- OQY
- UDI-DI
- 10827002306735
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IT
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
OCCUPATION: PHARMACIST. PMA/510(K) #: K170622. INVESTIGATION ¿ EVALUATION: THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR AN EVALUATION. WITHOUT THE DEVICE, A DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED. A DOCUMENT BASED INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED INCLUDING A REVIEW OF COMPLAINT HISTORY, DEVICE HISTORY RECORD, THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, QUALITY CONTROL DATA, AND TRENDS. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR THE COMPLAINT DEVICE PRODUCTION LOT REVEALED NO NON-CONFORMANCES. A REVIEW OF COMPLAINT HISTORY RECORDS SHOWS THERE ARE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLAINT DEVICE LOT. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) PROVIDED WITH THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE USER RELATED TO THE REPORTED FAILURE MODE: INSTRUCTIONS: USING THE ENCLOSED SYRINGE, BEGIN FILLING THE BALLOON TO THE PREDETERMINED VOLUME THROUGH THE STOPCOCK. COOK HAS CONCLUDED THAT SUFFICIENT INSPECTION ACTIVITIES ARE IN PLACE TO IDENTIFY THIS FAILURE MODE PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION. THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. PER THE QUALITY ENGINEERING RISK ASSESSMENT, NO FURTHER ACTION IS WARRANTED. COOK MEDICAL HAS NOTIFIED THE APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL AND WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS DEVICE VIA THE COMPLAINTS DATABASE FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.
IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED THE BAKRI TAMPONADE BALLOON CATHETER FILLING VALVE IS DEFECTIVE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON 26MAR2019 STATED THE VALVE WAS BROKEN (WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO INFLATE THE BALLOON) AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. THE PROCEDURE WAS LONGER THAN OTHER TIMES, BUT THE RESULT WAS POSITIVE. FURTHER CLARIFICATION WAS PROVIDED. DURING THE PROCEDURE TO STOP HEMORRHAGING FROM THE UTERUS, THE BAKRI TAMPONADE BALLOON CATHETER VALVE WAS STUCK. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO INFLATE THE BALLOON. THE DOCTOR TRIED TO INFLATE THE BALLOON WITH MORE STRENGTH BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. HE HAD TO REMOVE THE BAKRI AND REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES REQUIRED AND THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT AS A RESULT OF THIS OCCURRENCE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299797 | BAKRI TAMPONADE BALLOON CATHETER | OQY INTRAUTERINE BALLOON | OQY | COOK INC | G30673 | 9487939 | 10827002306735 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 YR |