inforMED
InjuryFEZ

BD BONANNO CATHETER

Received Nov 4, 2003 · Event occurred Mar 28, 2003

Report 2618282-2003-00006 · MDR key 493867

Device

Generic name

Bonanno Suprapubic Bladder Drainage Catheter

Model number

NA

Catalog number

408289

Lot number

UNK

Product problems

  • Device, or device fragments remain in patient

Patient

UNKNOWN

  • Nonresorbable materials, unretrieved in body

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

BONANNO SUPRAPUBIC BLADDER DRAINAGE CATHETER WAS USED AS A CHEST DRAIN. THE CATHETER WAS INSERTED ON THE WARD IN 3/2003 INTO THE CHEST OF THE PT. TWO WEEKS LATER A NURSE REMOVED THE SUTURES AND THE CATHETER CAME AWAY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, LEAVING 14-15CMS OF IT WITHIN THE PT.