As reported, a cook cope-loop catheter was placed in the patient (b)(6) 2021.At some point (date and time unknown), the luer lock separated from the nephrostomy tube.The catheter was removed on (b)(6) 2021 and a ureteral stent was placed to drain the kidneys instead of another nephrostomy tube.No additional patient consequences were reported.Additional information has been requested regarding the patient and the event.At the time of this report, no further information has been provided.
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Blank fields on this form indicate the information is unknown, unavailable, or unchanged.The event is currently under investigation.A follow-up report will be submitted upon receipt of additional information or completion of the investigation.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803.This report is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement made in it is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned; that a death or serious injury occurred; or that any cook device caused or contributed to; or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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Description of event: as reported, a cook cope-loop catheter was placed in the patient (b)(6) 2021.At some point (date and time unknown), the luer lock separated from the nephrostomy tube.The catheter was removed in the or intact on (b)(6) 2021 and a ureteral stent had been placed to correct the obstruction as the nephrostomy tube had fallen out.Investigation ¿ evaluation.A document based investigation was performed including a review of complaint history, device history record, the instructions for use, manufacturing instructions, and quality control data.The complaint device was not returned; therefore, no physical examinations could be performed.However, a document based investigation evaluation was performed.There is no evidence to suggest the product was made out of specification.A review of the device history record (dhr) or search for other complaints from the product lot could not be conducted due to lack of lot information from the user facility.The current ifu supplied with the nephrostomy set was reviewed and no information for end users related to this failure mode was identified.A review of relevant manufacturing documents was conducted.It was concluded that the device aspect in question was visually/functionally inspected by quality control and no related gaps in production or processing controls were noted.The evidence from the complaint file and quality control documents indicates that the complaint device was manufactured to specification as well as other items in the lot or similar devices in the field or in house.A clinical review of the complaint concluded the cause of the event could likely be traced to device failure.However, there is limited information available at this time regarding patient anatomy/factors and/or user/procedural methods, such as inspection prior to placement or manipulation of the device during or after placement.Per the quality engineering risk assessment, a new risk assessment document was created in response to this complaint and no further action is warranted.Cook will continue to monitor this device via the complaints database for similar complaints.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803.This report is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement made in it is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned; that a death or serious injury occurred; or that any cook device caused or contributed to; or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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