Bard® Polyurethane Ureteral Catheters, Whistle Tip 136406Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10801741126984), received between Dec 28, 2021 and Dec 28, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Fragmentation” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryDec 28, 2021Material Fragmentation; Material Fragmentation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE CYSTOSCOPY OF LEFT URETERAL STENT PLACEMENT, LEFT 6FR WHISTLE TIP STENT WAS REMOVED AND ONLY HALF OF THE STENT WAS ACCOUNTED FOR. UPON REMOVAL OF CYSTOSCOPE FROM URETER, THE PROVIDER THOUGHT THE REMAINING PORTION OF URETERAL STENT WAS REMOVED. PER HOSPITAL POLICY, AN X-RAY WAS TAKEN FOR RETAINED OBJECT POST-PROCEDURE AND PRIOR TO EXTUBATING AND IDENTIFIED THE 3MM CYLINDRICAL.

  Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 13101939 ↗