MAUDE MDR 682318

MDR report key
682318
Report number
1018233-2006-00030
Event key
0
Event type
3
Date received
2006-03-03
Adverse event
3
Product problem
3
Patients in event
0
Reporter occupation
0
Health professional
3
Initial report to FDA
3
Event location
3

Manufacturer Contact#

Contact
VIVIAN STEPHENS, FIELD ASS MGR
Address
8195 INDUSTRIAL BLVD COVINGTON GA 30014 US
Phone
770-770-7707
Report source
M
Manufacturer link flag
Y

Devices#

Seq, Brand, Generic table
SeqBrandGenericManufacturerProduct codeModelCatalogLotPMA510(k)ImplantEvaluatedAvailability
1BARD TIGERTAIL POLYURETHANE URETERAL CATHETERURETERAL CATHETERC.R. BARD, INC.EYBNA139005REPL0274NYR

Patients#

Sequence, Received, Treatment table
SequenceReceivedTreatmentOutcome
12006-03-0301. R

Event Narratives#

D

Patient 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF THE URETERAL CATHERER BROKE OFF AND REMAINED INSIDE THE UPPER POLE OF THE LEFT RENAL PELVIS. THE PATIENT WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A SMALL STONE IN THE URETER. WHEN THE DOCTOR ATTEMPTED TO PLACE A GUIDEWIRE, HE ENCOUNTERED DIFFICULTY. AN 8 FRENCH URETERAL CATHETER WAS THEN INTRODUCED AS A SHEATH TO STABILIZE THE GUIDEWIRE AND FACILITATE PASSAGE. THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL AND A RETROGRADE PLYOGRAM WAS PERFORMED. UPON REMOVAL OF THE URETERAL CATHETER, THE DOCTOR NOTED THE TIP OF THE CATHETER WAS MISSING. THE DOCTOR DILATED THE URETER USING A BALLOON DILATION CATHETER AND FLUSHED OUT THE STONE. UNDER FLUOROSCOPY, HE WAS ABLE TO VISUALIZE THE TIP OF THE CATHETER FLOATING IN THE UPPER POLE OF THE LEFT RENAL PELVIS. THE TIP WILL BE REMOVED AT ANOTHER FACILITY AS TREATING PHYSICIAN DID NOT BELIEVE HE COULD REACH THE TIP USING THE EQUIPMENT HE HAD AVAILABLE. THE PATIENT WAS RELEASED AND NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.