FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CURITY LATEX GLOVE

MDR report key: 38982 · Received September 23, 1996

Report

Report Number
MW1009962
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 23, 1996
Date of Event
April 1, 1992
Report Date
April 17, 1996
Manufacturer
KENDALL HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS CO.
Product Code
LYY
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

RPTR HAS BEEN HAVING REDDENED HANDS WITH USE OF LATEX GLOVES AT WORK. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 1992. HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DOCTORS, ALLERGISTS, DERMATOLOGISTS ETC. RPTR'S HANDS HAVE BURNED SO BADLY SHE DOESN'T WANT TO USE GLOVES DURING PT CARE, ETC. RPTR WAS PUT OUT OF WORK FOR 2 DAYS UNTIL THE ENVIRONMENT COULD BE EVALUATED FOR LATEX CONTACTS. RPTR HAS HAD SEVERAL SINUS SURGERIES THAT SHE WAS TOLD COULD BE RELATED TO CONTACT WITH LATEX PRODUCTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CURITY LATEX GLOVE LATEX GLOVE LYY KENDALL HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS CO. * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 34 YR Required Intervention| S