It was reported that the urinary catheter came out of the patient with the balloon still inflated.Reportedly, the balloon was inflated with 10ml of fluid.It is unknown how long after urinary catheter insertion the incident occurred.The patient was noted to have a urethral tear and required suture repair.A new urinary catheter was also required to be inserted.No additional patient impact, medical intervention, or follow-up care was reported to the manufacturer.No product problem/issue was reported to the manufacturer.No sample is available to be returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.A root cause for the reported incident was unable to be determined at this time.Due to the reported need for medical intervention, this medwatch is being filed.If additional relevant information becomes available a supplemental medwatch will be filed.
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