FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
CHLORAPREP ONE-STEP FREPP APPLICATOR
MDR report key: 1209024
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Received October 13, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 1209024
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 13, 2008
- Date of Event
- October 11, 2008
- Report Date
- October 13, 2008
- Manufacturer
- CARDINAL HEALTH MEDICAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES
- Product Code
- KXF
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- OH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PHLEBOTOMIST USED A CHLORAPREP TO PREPARE PATIENT'S SKIN FOR A BLOOD DRAW. THE PHLEB SWIPED THE SPONGE OVER THE SKIN SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING THE PATIENT TO CRY OUT WITH PAIN. THE PHLEB IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE SPONGE AWAY AND NOTED FRESH BLOOD ON THE SPONGE. THE PATIENT WAS LEFT WITH MULTIPLE DEEP SCRATCHES TO THE AREA PREPPED BY THE SPONGE. SUBSEQUENTLY A SHARD OF GLASS WAS FOUND PROTRUDING FROM THE SPONGE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHLORAPREP ONE-STEP FREPP APPLICATOR | TREATED SPONGE APPLICATOR | KXF | CARDINAL HEALTH MEDICAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES | * | 23632 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 YR |