Catheter and tip, suction: medical device reports filed with FDA

2,801 reports carry this product code, 1994–2026; 13 brands with a page.

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2,801
reports with this product code: 0% of all MAUDE reports; 220
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 316 in the 12 months before; 86.4%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0.6%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

Product code JOL is FDA's classification for "Catheter and tip, suction" (general Hospital panel), a class 2 device. 2,801 medical device reports carry this product code, 0% of the MAUDE database, from February 1994 to August 2026.

220 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, down 30% from 316 in the 12 months before. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases. The event types recorded are malfunction (86.4%), injury (11%) and other (1.3%). 13 brand names with a page on this site carry this code; the brands table is ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Brands with this product code

Brand	Reports	Latest 12 months	Classified as death	Classified as malfunction
J-Vac Resv 150 Ml	520	44	0%	99.4%
J-Vac Resv 300 Ml	345	27	0%	98.3%
Tbd	284	8	0.6%	72.7%
J-Vac Reservior Bulb 100 Cc	150	1	0%	98%
Wayne Pneumothorax Set	139	13	1.2%	75.9%
Halyard	27	11	1.3%	94.9%
J-VAC Reservoir	20	16	0.4%	86.1%
J-Vac Reservoirs	5	0	0%	95.9%
4 0mm 90-S Max Serfas Energy Suction Probe	4	0	0%	88.6%
Medline	4	26,184	0.1%	97.9%
Argyle	1	60	1%	82.4%
Cardinal Health	1	185	0.2%	89.8%
Kendall	1	23	2.3%	61.5%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Manufacturers named

Manufacturer (as written on reports)	Reports	Share
Halyard Health	95	3.4%
Cook	79	2.8%
Cardinal Health	60	2.1%
Arrow International	56	2%
Avanos Medical	17	0.6%
Steris	15	0.5%
Teleflex	12	0.4%
Conmed	11	0.4%
Medline Industries	11	0.4%
Unomedical Sdn Bhd	10	0.4%
Depuy Cmw 9610921	6	0.2%
Stryker Endoscopy Puerto Rico	4	0.1%
Depuy Orthopaedics	3	0.1%
Davol	2	0.1%
Allegiance Healthcare	1	0%

Reports by month, five years

FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases.

Event type and report source

Event type

Death0.6%16

Injury11%308

Malfunction86.4%2,421

Other1.3%37

Not given0.7%19

Who filed

Manufacturer report89.4%2,504

Voluntary report4.4%123

User facility report0%0

Distributor report0%0

Not given6.2%174

Grey bar: all 26,136,888 MAUDE reports.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)	Reports	Share
Obstruction of flow	687	24.5%
Device contamination with chemical or other material	314	11.2%
Leak/splashthe device leaked	260	9.3%
Breakthe device broke	223	8%
Suction problem	220	7.9%
Material separation	130	4.6%
Detachment of device or device componentpart of the device came off	102	3.6%
Fluid/blood leak	77	2.7%
Material integrity problema problem with the device material	67	2.4%
Detachment of device component	62	2.2%
Tip breakage	55	2%
Unraveled material	47	1.7%
Device contaminated during manufacture or shipping	46	1.6%
Disconnection	36	1.3%
Decrease in suction	23	0.8%
Material deformation	21	0.7%
Device dislodged or dislocated	19	0.7%
Difficult to removethe device was hard to remove	19	0.7%
Activation problem	18	0.6%
No flow	16	0.6%

Questions about catheter and tip, suction reports

What is product code JOL?

FDA's classification code for "Catheter and tip, suction", class 2, reviewed by the general Hospital panel. Every device report carries the product code of the device involved.

How many reports carry this code?

2,801 reports through August 2026, 220 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which brands appear most often?

J-Vac Resv 150 Ml (520), J-Vac Resv 300 Ml (345), Tbd (284), J-Vac Reservior Bulb 100 Cc (150) and Wayne Pneumothorax Set (139). Widely used products collect more reports because more people use them.

Can the brands table be used to rank the devices?

No. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." Brands differ in how many are in use, how long they have been sold and how reports are collected.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Device Adverse Event (MAUDE) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 31 Aug 2026. Brand, generic and manufacturer names are as written on the reports; product code names come from FDA's device classification. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.