Channel Drain 072212Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741049774), received between Aug 19, 2021 and Jan 27, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Restricted Flow rate” (2 reports).

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 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJan 27, 2025Suction Failure; Suction Failure

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT 7MM WOUND DRAINS NOT FUNCTIONING OR NOT PULLING ANY FLUID.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21249151 ↗
• InjuryNov 21, 2024Restricted Flow rate; Restricted Flow rate

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD C2-C6 DECOMPRESSION AND FUSION SURGERY THAT WAS UNCOMPLICATED. HOWEVER, THEIR EPIDURAL DRAIN NEVER HAD ANY OUTPUT (LOT #NGHZ1245). A POST-OP CT SCAN DID NOT SHOW A FLUID COLLECTION AND CLINICALLY THEY NOTED AN IMPROVING CLINICAL COURSE WITH DECREASED NUMBNESS IN THEIR HANDS. ON POD#4 (POSTOPERATIVE DAY), THEY REPORTED INCREASING PAIN AND WAS GIVEN A MUSCLE RELAXANT. THIS DID NOT HELP, AND THEY PRESENTED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH WORSENING NUMBNESS, PAIN AND POSSIBLE WEAKNESS, ALTHOUGH OBJECTIVE EXAM WAS VERY CLOSE TO THEIR POST-OP BASELINE. A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE C-SPINE SHOWED AN EPIDURAL FLUID COLLECTION WITH CORD COMPRESSION. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT EVACUATION. OTHER CHANNEL DRAIN WITH PCN # 072212 WAS ALSO INVOLVED (LOT #NGJP3050).

  Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Numbness; Pain

  MAUDE report 20746850 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 5, 2024Restricted Flow rate; Restricted Flow rate

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SILICON CHANNEL DRAINS WOULD NOT DRAIN ON TWO OCCASIONS. IT WAS RESOLVED BY A PRODUCT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20611022 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 19, 2021Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT 3 LOTS OF SILICON CHANNEL DRAINS WERE FOUND TO HAVE A THIN DARK FIBER ON THE SURFACE OF THE DRAIN.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12344778 ↗