VaPro Pocket 70144Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00610075093076), received between Apr 18, 2025 and Jul 27, 2026 — classified as 5 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Twisted/Bent” (1 report).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryJul 27, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  It was reported that while using a Hollister VaPro Pocket Intermittent Catheter, the patient experienced difficulty inserting the catheter due to significant resistance, pain, irritation and possible injury resulting in discontinuation of catheterization. It was also reported that some catheters appeared bent, damaged, or broken within the packaging. It was also reported that the end user experienced UTIs. No further details regarding the reported issues were provided.

  Patient problems: Urinary Tract Infection

  MAUDE report 50015473 ↗
• InjuryNov 6, 2025Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  FIVE UNUSED VAPRO SAMPLES WERE RETURNED FROM THE END USER AND SENT TO THE MANUFACTURING LOCATION.

  Patient problems: Urinary Tract Infection

  MAUDE report 23485075 ↗
• InjuryAug 21, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE END USER EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (UTIS) OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS FOLLOWING THE PRODUCT UPDATE FROM THE HOLLISTER VAPRO POCKET TO THE HYDRABALANCE VERSION. SPECIFICALLY, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE END USER EXPERIENCED A TOTAL OF THREE UTIS WITHIN THE PAST TWO MONTHS. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE END USER FIRST NOTICED A CHANGE IN THE CATHETER PRODUCT APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO, AND THE ONSET OF UTIS BEGAN SHORTLY THEREAFTER, APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 10 WEEKS AGO. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE END USER HAS BEEN PERFORMING INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 3.5 TO 4 YEARS AND USES THIS SKU OF PRODUCT DURING THE DAY. WHILE IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE END USER HAS EXPERIENCED UTIS IN THE PAST, THE END USER REPORTED THAT THE FREQUENCY APPEARS TO HAVE INCREASED IN RECENT MONTHS. IT WAS ADDITIONALLY REPORTED THAT THE END USER HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS, BUT THE END USER DOES NOT FEEL THAT THE TREATMENT HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE.

  Patient problems: Urinary Tract Infection

  MAUDE report 22859922 ↗
• InjuryMay 9, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WHO WAS EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT DURING CATHETERIZATION AND UP TO 60 MINUTES POST CATHETERIZATION WITH THE HOLLISTER VAPRO HYDRABALANCE CATHETER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A UTI AND WAS PRESCRIBED A 1 WEEKLONG COURSE OF ANTIBIOTICS.

  Patient problems: Urinary Tract Infection

  MAUDE report 21992836 ↗
• InjuryApr 18, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE END USER HAS BEEN USING HOLLISTER'S INTERMITTENT CATHETERS FOR 12 YEARS AND KEPT GETTING URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE HAS BEEN USING THE NEW HYDRABALANCE VAPRO CATHETER FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS, BETWEEN 3 TO 10 TIMES A DAY, AND HE CURRENTLY HAS A URINARY TRACT INFECTION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT HE HAS THE URGE TO GO AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS WITH THE NEW CATHETERS WHICH IS NOT NORMAL. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE SAW HIS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL FOR THIS URINARY TRACT INFECTION BUT THAT NO TESTING WAS CONDUCTED, AND HE DID NOT DISCLOSE THE MEDICAL TREATMENT PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: Urinary Tract Infection

  MAUDE report 21864197 ↗