According to the customer on (b)(6) 2024, the "patient's urine output had drastically decreased overnight and early in the morning and the physician was notified".The customer reported that "the foley did not appear to be kinked.Despite attempts to reposition the patient and adjust the catheter tubing, there was no urine being drained".The customer stated that "attempts were made to manually irrigate the catheter to dislodge any obstructions, but this was unsuccessful in restoring proper drainage" and also stated "a bladder scan was done at this time, and the volume was noted to be significant at greater than 950ml therefore a decision was made to replace the foley catheter with a new one to ensure proper drainage, which was successful".It has been determined that the reported event could cause or contribute to serious injury if it were to occur.In an abundance of caution, this medwatch is being filed.If any further relevant information is identified or obtained, a supplemental medwatch will be submitted.
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