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4A3053 |
| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
No Patient Involvement (2645); No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The investigation is still in progress.Once the investigation is complete a supplemental report will be filed.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the customer stated the jelly or iodines in 7 bard touchless catheters have been missing in the last couple months.Per additional information received from the customer via email on 12sep2019, he was not sure which catheters were missing iodine or jelly.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The reported event was confirmed.Visual evaluation of the sample noted one opened bard touchless catheter kit with original packaging.Visual inspection of the sample noted that there were no povidone-iodine swabs in the package, which is out of specification.There was a corner portion of the lubricating jelly packet received with the sample.With only a corner portion of the jelly packet alone, we were unable to be determined the condition of the jelly packet upon receipt by the end user.Although the reported event was confirmed, a root cause could not be determined.A potential root cause could be incorrect operation.The device history record was reviewed and found nothing that could have caused or contributed to the reported event.The instructions for use were found adequate and state the following: ¿after use, this product may be a potential biohazard.Handle and dispose of in accordance with accepted medical practice and applicable local state and federal laws and regulation." h11:section a through f - the information provided by bd represents all of the known information at this time.Despite good faith efforts to obtain additional information, the complainant / reporter was unable or unwilling to provide any further patient, product, or procedural details to bd.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the customer stated the jelly or iodines in 7 bard touchless catheters have been missing in the last couple months.Per additional information received from the customer via email on 12sep2019, he was not sure which catheters were missing iodine or jelly.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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