FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

STAPH CHECK II PILLOW

MDR report key: 116095 · Received August 28, 1997

Report

Report Number
MW1011965
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 28, 1997
Date of Event
August 5, 1997
Report Date
August 26, 1997
Manufacturer
HERCULITE PRODUCTS, INC.
Product Code
KME
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

HOSP USED A PILLOW, AFTER PILLOW WAS SANITIZED, HOSP EMPLOYEE LOOKED INSIDE PILLOW & FOUND AN AREA THAT HAD BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH A BODILY FLUID & BLOOD. PILLOW SEEMED TO BE ABLE TO LET A FLUID PENETRATE TO INSIDE CONTENTS. WAS NOT KNOWN HOW LONG PILLOW HAD BEEN SATURATED. A PILLOW WAS PUT IN ITS PLACE. A PILLOW CASE WAS USED ON THIS REUSABLE PILLOW FOR EVERY USE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STAPH CHECK II PILLOW PILLOW KME HERCULITE PRODUCTS, INC. * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Other