Channel Drain 072229Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 65 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741049897), received between Jul 7, 2017 and May 27, 2026 — classified as 5 injuries, 60 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Dull, Blunt” (20 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 65 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionMay 27, 2026Material Split, Cut or Torn

  IT WAS REPORTED BY CUSTOMER THAT THE LOSED SYSTEM DRAINAGE BAG WITH ANTI-REFLUX HAS HOLES IN THE PORTION CONNECTED TO THE BULB EVACUATOR OUTSIDE OF THE PATIENT, WHICH WAS AFFECTING ITS ABILITY TO MAINTAIN PROPER SUCTION. THIS WAS HAPPENING ONCE PATIENTS GO HOME, AND WHEN THEY ARE INSTRUCTED TO STRIP THE DRAINS TO MOVE FLUID, THE HOLES APPEAR TO GET LARGER. THEY ALSO NOTED THAT A BRAND-NEW DRAIN HAD HOLES UPON OPENING, AND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO A SPECIFIC LOT NUMBER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25309629 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 16, 2026Material Too Rigid or Stiff

  IT WAS REPORTED BY CUSTOMER THAT THEY INCLUDED A TROCAR THAT WAS PERCEIVED AS TOO DULL, RAISING FEAR OF POTENTIAL PATIENT HARM DURING BREAST AND PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTION CASES, AS WELL AS THE DRAIN BEING NOTICEABLY STIFFER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25196021 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 16, 2026Dull, Blunt

  IT WAS REPORTED BY CUSTOMER THAT THEY INCLUDED A TROCAR THAT WAS PERCEIVED AS TOO DULL, RAISING FEAR OF POTENTIAL PATIENT HARM DURING BREAST AND PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTION CASES, AS WELL AS THE DRAIN BEING NOTICEABLY STIFFER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25196015 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 31, 2026Incorrect Measurement

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER RECENTLY CONVERTED OUR BLAKE DRAINS TO THE BD 072227 DRAINS. CUSTOMER WAS RECEIVING SOME COMPLAINTS ON THE BD DRAINS, PRIMARILY ON THE SIZE OF THE TROCAR COMPARED TO THE BLAKE DRAINS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24749089 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 26, 2026Material Twisted/Bent

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DRAIN PRODUCT IS CRANKY AND KINKY; IT WAS TWISTING UP ON ITS OWN AND IT WON'T ALLOW PROPER DRAINAGE. THEY HAVE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT LOTS IN THE BIN. THEY WERE NOT AWARE TO KEEP THE NUMBER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24464321 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 2, 2025Dull, Blunt; Dull, Blunt

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE WOUND DRAINS AS THE TROCARS ON THEM ARE NOT SHARP ENOUGH.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23694122 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 17, 2025Material Too Soft/Flexible; Material Too Soft/Flexible

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ALL THE WOUND DRAINS WERE FLIMSY AND HAS KINKS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23574273 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 13, 2025Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ALL THE WOUND DRAINS WERE FLIMSY AND HAS KINKS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23542968 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 28, 2025Material Too Soft/Flexible; Material Too Soft/Flexible

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BARD DRAIN PRODUCT HAD BEEN HIGHLIGHTED DUE TO PATIENT SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE BARD DRAIN NOT BEING STIFF ENOUGH TO STAY OPEN WHILE IT WAS DRAINING IN THEIR PLASTICS SERVICE LINE. THEY PERSONALLY PULLED BOTH A CARDINAL AND A BARD DRAIN SIDE BY SIDE AND THERE WAS A NOTABLE DIFFERENCE WHERE THE BARD PRODUCT WAS MUCH SOFTER WHICH IS IMPEDING THE FLOW OF DRAINAGE. THE DRAIN WAS UNABLE TO BE SUTURED TIGHT ENOUGH TO HOLD THE DRAIN IN PLACE WITHOUT CAUSING A KINK.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23409398 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 27, 2025Incorrect Measurement; Incorrect Measurement

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT CUSTOMER WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION FEEDBACK THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM ADVENT HEALTH DAYTONA BEACH REGARDING BD CHANNEL DRAIN 15F- PRODUCT #072229 & LOT #NGKQ3474. PATIENT HAD HIGH RISK OF HEMATOMA. TUBING WAS NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BULB TO EVACUATE BLOOD EFFECTIVELY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23398835 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 27, 2025Incorrect Measurement; Incorrect Measurement

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THEY WANTED TO BRING TO THEIR ATTENTION FEEDBACK THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM ADVENT HEALTH DAYTONA BEACH REGARDING BD CHANNEL DRAIN 15F- PRODUCT #072229 AND LOT #NGKQ3474. HIGH RISK OF HEMATOMA FOR THE PATIENT. TUBING NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BULB TO EVACUATE BLOOD EFFECTIVELY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23398829 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 27, 2025Material Too Soft/Flexible; Material Too Soft/Flexible

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BARD PRODUCT WAS MUCH SOFTER WHICH WAS IMPEDING THE FLOW OF DRAINAGE. THE DRAIN WAS UNABLE TO BE SUTURED TIGHT ENOUGH TO HOLD THE DRAIN IN PLACE WITHOUT CAUSING A KINK. PER CUSTOMER FOLLOW UP INFORMATION RECEIVED VIA EMAIL ON 01DEC2025, CUSTOMER HAVE ATTACHED THE PICTURE SENT BY THE SURGEON. IT WAS THEIR UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS WAS NOT JUST AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, BUT SOMETHING EXPERIENCED BY THEIR PLASTICS GROUP A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST. THIS WAS THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM ONE OF THEIR SURGEONS. "BARD DRAINS WAS SOFTER, THEY CAN¿T TIE THE SUTURE AS TIGHT WITHOUT RISKING COMPLETELY KINKING IT OFF, AND THEN BECAUSE THE SUTURE WAS LOOSER, THE DRAIN WAS AT RISK OF PULLING OUT. CUSTOMER ATTACHED THE PICTURE IN THAT THE SUTURE WAS STILL IN PLACE, AND THE TUBING HAS JUST SLIPPED THROUGH IT. THIS WAS A PATIENT SAFETY ISSUE THAT PUTS THE PATIENT AT A MUCH HIGHER RISK OF SEROMAS AND NEED TO RETURN TO THE OPERATING ROOM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23390549 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 23, 2025Component Missing; Component Missing

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO PRODUCT INSIDE THE SEALED STERILE PACKAGE OF WOUND DRAIN.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22310214 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 12, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THEY WERE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH A FEW OF THEIR WOUND DRAINS THAT THEY HAD CONVERTED FROM CARDINAL TO BARD. PHYSICIANS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE BARD DRAIN NOT BEING TAPERED (PCN #072227), (PCN #072229), (PCN #072230) AND THEY WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH IT STAYING IN CORRECTLY. THE BARD ITEM NUMBERS THAT THEY WERE EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH WERE: (PCN #072227), (PCN #072229), (PCN #072230).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21583153 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 3, 2025Incorrect Measurement; Component Misassembled; Incorrect Measurement; Component Misassembled

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THEY WERE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH A FEW OF THEIR WOUND DRAINS THAT THEY HAD CONVERTED FROM CARDINAL TO BARD. PHYSICIANS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE BARD DRAIN NOT BEING TAPERED AND THEY WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH IT STAYING IN CORRECTLY. THE BARD ITEM NUMBERS THAT THEY WERE EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH WERE: (PCN #072227), (PCN #072229), (PCN #072230).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21504521 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 4, 2025Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TROCAR HAD BROKEN OFF SHEDDING PLASTIC INTO THE PATIENT'S SKIN. THE DIAMETER OF THE DRAIN ITSELF WAS DIFFERENT THAN THEIR PRIOR CARDINAL ONE, AND IT WAS VERY PAINFUL TO REMOVE POST OPERATION IN THE OFFICE.

  Patient problems: Pain

  MAUDE report 21303178 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 22, 2025Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY INSERTING THE WOUND DRAIN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THEY USED WOUND DRAIN. IT WAS VERY HARD FOR TO INSERT AND HAVE ALMOST POKED THEMSELVES NUMEROUS TIMES.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21207719 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 10, 2025Material Too Soft/Flexible; Material Too Soft/Flexible

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THEY HAD EXPERIENCED SOME ISSUES WITH WOUND DRAIN COLLAPSING. THEY EVEN MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD TO REMOVE ONE OF THE DRAINS FROM A PATIENT IN POST-ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WAS LEAKING. PER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 24DEC2024, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THEY HAD DIFFICULTY WITH THE TROCAR NOT BEING SHARP ENOUGH TO PENETRATE THE SKIN 50% OF THE TIME. THE DRAINS WERE TOO SOFT, AND THEY COLLAPSE UNDER SUCTION. ONE DRAIN THEY HAD TO PULL OUT IN RECOVERY BECAUSE IT DEVELOPED A LEAK THAT COULD NOT IDENTIFY. IN RETROSPECT, IT WAS LIKELY AT THE SITE THAT THE STITCHES WERE PLACED, AND THE STITCH MUST HAD CREATED A TEAR IN THE DRAIN.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21124189 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 3, 2025Material Split, Cut or Torn; Sharp Edges; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Sharp Edges

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE SHOULD BE REINFORCED TUBING, NEXT TO THE BLACK DOT, WITHOUT EXTERNAL DIAMETER CHANGE. WHEN CUSTOMER TIE WITH 3-0 NYLON, SOMETIMES THE DRAIN TEARED AT THE SUTURE WHEN THEY LOOP IT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21069455 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 23, 2024Dull, Blunt; Dull, Blunt

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT TROCARS WERE DULL AND UNSAFE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21000071 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 11, 2024Fitting Problem; Fitting Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE WOUND DRAIN WAS NOT PERFORMING AS EXPECTED. DRAINS WERE PULLING AIR AND NOT FLUID INTO THEM. IT SEEMED THE DRAIN THAT FITS ON THE BULT WAS NOT A GREAT SEAL AND THE FAULT LIES THERE. WASH MENTIONED NEEDING TO SUTURE THE END OF THE DRAIN TO THE SUCTION BULB. SURGEONS WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DRAINS AND HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE VALUE ANALYSIS DIRECTOR TO GET THIS ESCALATED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20902849 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 11, 2024Accessory Incompatible; Fitting Problem; Accessory Incompatible; Fitting Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ADAPTER WHICH CAME INSIDE THE 15F ROUND BARD DRAIN (L#2221069) DID NOT FIT ON THE NEW BD BULB RESERVOIRS (L# 2014696). THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE ADAPTER WAS IMPORTANT TO OBTAINING A GOOD SEAL, AND IT WAS CRUCIAL THAT THE ADAPTER BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE BULB RESERVOIR. IT LOOKED LIKE THEY NEEDED TO GO BACK TO THE ETHICON BLAKE DRAIN THEY WERE USING BEFORE THE CONVERSION (L# 36306). THE 19F BARD DRAIN (L# 2221070) INCLUDES TWO ADAPTERS, ONE OF WHICH FITS THE RESERVOIR SO THAT THE DRAIN WOULD BE OKAY FOR ITS CONTINUED USE. PER FOLLOW UP VIA MAIL ON 19NOV2024,THE CUSTOMER STATED ESSENTIALLY, THE 15F ROUND BARD DRAIN (BD# 07229) DID NOT CREATE A TIGHT SEAL WITH THE BULB (BD#0070740) AS THE ADAPTER MIGHT NOT BE COMPATIBLE. THE REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THE CUSTOMER THAT THIS CHANNEL DRAIN (072229) CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE EVACUATOR (0070740) AND DID NOT REQUIRE THE CONNECTOR THAT WAS IN THE DRAIN PACKAGING AND ALSO ATTACHED AN IMAGE OF HOW IT SHOULD BE CONNECTED. THE CONNECTOR WOULD BE USED IF THEY WERE GOING TO USE A 3-SPRING PVC EVACUATOR. THERE WAS A LINK TO THE WOUND DRAIN BROCHURE WHICH WOULD ALSO HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHEN TO USE THE CONNECTOR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20901801 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 26, 2024Dull, Blunt; Dull, Blunt

  IT WAS REPORTED BY THE SURGEONS THAT KNIFE (TROCAR) ON THE WOUND DRAINS WERE NOT SHARP ENOUGH SO THEY HAD TO USE A BLADE TO CUT THE INCISION.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20786960 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 26, 2024Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping; Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WOUND DRAIN WAS SHEDDING AND HAD FUZZ IN IT. CUSTOMER SAID IT WAS LIKE A SPIDER WEB LIKE FUZZ THAT WAS IN THE DRAIN.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19613595 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 17, 2024Suction Failure; Suction Failure

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE WOUND DRAINS WERE NOT HOLDING SUCTION AND SEEMED TO BE TAKING ON AIR. THEY AFFECTED LOTS WERE LOT# NGHY3059 , LOT#NGHV1449 AND LOT#NGHQ2162. PER FOLLOW UP VIA EMAIL RESPONSE ON 18APR2024, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOTICED WHILE BEING USED ON THE PATIENT, BUT THE PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19124328 ↗