BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

    SHARPSTAR IN-ROOM SHARPS DISPOSAL CONTAINER

    MDR report key: 222025 · Received May 3, 1999

    Report

    Report Number
    1419181-1999-00003
    Event Type
    Other
    Date Received
    May 3, 1999
    Date of Event
    December 16, 1998
    Report Date
    May 3, 1999
    Manufacturer
    SAGE PRODUCTS, INC.
    Product Code
    MMK
    Removal / Correction Number
    NA
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    IL, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    REPORTER DESCRIBED THE FOLLOWING: USING HER RIGHT HAND, A NURSE PLACED AN INSULIN NEEDLE/SYRINGE INTO THE OPENING OF THE SHARPS DISPOSAL CONTAINER. USING THE SAME HAND POSITIONED AT THE CENTER OF THE LID/DOOR, THE NURSE THEN "FLIPPED" THE LID/DOOR, INSTEAD OF LIFTING IT, AND REPORTEDLY RECEIVED A NEEDLESTICK WHEN THE NEEDLE/SYRINGE "CAME OUT" AND STUCK HER IN THE FLESHY PART OF THE RIGHT THUMB.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 SHARPSTAR IN-ROOM SHARPS DISPOSAL CONTAINER SHARPS DISPOSAL CONTAINER MMK SAGE PRODUCTS, INC. 8508 UNK

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 UNKNOWN