FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

SOF-WICK IV SPONGE

MDR report key: 184212 · Received August 27, 1998

Report

Report Number
1618732-1998-00190
Event Type
Other
Date Received
August 27, 1998
Report Date
July 31, 1998
Manufacturer
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
EFQ
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTS: A MALE PT DEVELOPED CONTACT DERMATITIS WHILE USING THE PRODUCT. THE GAUZE WAS USED OVER A PORT AFTER IT HAD BEEN ACCESSED AND WAS THEN COVERED WITH A COMPETITOR'S TRANSPARENT DRESSING. THE FIRST WEEK IT WAS USED THE PT EXPERIENCED IRRITATION UNDER THE DRESSING. THE CLINICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS CAUSED BY THE GAUZE OR THE TRANSPARENT DRESSING. THE SECOND WEEK THE PROBLEM INCREASED TO REDNESS. THE THIRD WEEK THE PT DEVELOPED CONTACT DERMATITIS. THE IRRITATED AREA SHADOWED THE GAUZE EXCLUDING THE SLIT. THE PT HAS BEEN PLACED ON KEFLEX 500 MG THREE TIMES DAILY. THE DRESSINGS WERE IN PLACE 7 DAYS AT A TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SOF-WICK IV SPONGE SPONGE, GAUZE EFQ JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL, INC. NA 199801, OPR5729

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other PT WAS RECEIVING 5 FU AT THE SAME TIME.