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It was reported that a patient required a foley catheter exchange after it was noted that urine was leaking from the vent material of the urine-meter drainage system.Reportedly, the incident was noted within less than 24 hours of the foley catheter being placed in the patient.The foley catheter was discontinued and a new foley catheter system was inserted.There was no reported impact to the patient.There was no serious injury or follow-up care reported related to the event.Due to the reported event and need for foley catheter re-insertion, this medwatch is being filed.The reported issue of a leaking vent was verified through functional evaluation of the received sample.There is no definitive root cause for the leakage at this time.No additional information is available.If additional information becomes available, a supplemental medwatch will be filed.
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