FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CAP BOUFFANT SPUNBONDED BLUE

MDR report key: 2699856 · Received August 15, 2012

Report

Report Number
1423537-2012-00030
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 15, 2012
Date of Event
July 6, 2012
Report Date
August 15, 2012
Manufacturer
CARDINAL HEALTH
Product Code
FYF
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER DID NOT PROVIDE THE SAMPLE OR THE LOT NUMBER, BUT DID PROVIDE A PHOTO OF THE NEEDLE. WITHOUT THE LOT NUMBER OR SAMPLE, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM THE REPORTED INCIDENT. HISTORICAL TRENDING WAS DONE. A REVIEW OF THE PHOTO OF THE NEEDLE (PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER) SUGGESTED THE REPORTED NEEDLE WAS A MEDICAL NEEDLE. THESE NEEDLES WERE NOT USED DURING MANUFACTURING, AND WOULD NOT HAVE ORIGINATED FROM OUR MANUFACTURING FACILITY FOR THE BOUFFANT CAP. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS OF THIS NATURE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTS THAT THERE WAS A NEEDLE EMBEDDED IN THE CAP, AND THEY PUT THE CAP ON THE PATIENT WITHOUT KNOWING. THE PATIENT THEN RECEIVED MULTIPLE LACERATIONS AS A RESULT OF IT BEING ON THEIR HEAD. THE AREA WAS WASHED AND A BANDAGE APPLIED. A NEEDLE STICK SCREEN WAS DONE AND REPORTED TO BE NEGATIVE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CAP BOUFFANT SPUNBONDED BLUE CAP, SURGICAL FYF CARDINAL HEALTH NO LOT GIVEN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other