InjuryFAX
URETHRAL FOLLOWER
Received Sep 5, 2000 · Event occurred Aug 28, 2000
Report 2429473-2000-00078 · MDR key 294625
Device
Generic name
Urethral Follower
Manufacturer
Rusch, Inc.Model number
NACatalog number
346328
Lot number
97001
Product problems
- Tip breakage
Patient
UNKNOWN
- Unknown (for use when the patient's condition is not known)
- Foreign body, removal of
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF THE PHILLIPS CATHETER FOLLOWER CAME OFF IN THE PATIENT'S URETHRA, LEAVING THE FILIFORM AND FOLLOWER TIP ON THE URETHRA ONCE THE FOLLOWER WAS WITHDRAWN. THE DR USED GRASPERS TO REMOVE THE FOLLOWER TIP AND FILIFORM. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PT.