FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

APPLIED FIBEROPTICS

MDR report key: 421814 · Received October 10, 2002

Report

Report Number
MW1026404
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 10, 2002
Date of Event
September 6, 2002
Manufacturer
APPLIED FIBEROPTICS INC.
Product Code
FCW
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

TRANSILLUMINATOR WAS USED TO VISUALIZE VEINS FOR AN IV STICK. MD'S + NNP AWARE OF SITE TO RT WRIST WITH 2 DARKENED AREAS. SITE PROGRESSIVELY DARKENED OVER NEXT FEW HRS AND BEGAN SLOUGHING. THIS WAS WHERE THE TRANSILLUMINATOR WAS PLACED. DR CONSULTED AND ORDER WAS PLACED FOR QD HYDRAGRAM DRESSINGS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 APPLIED FIBEROPTICS MICRO SYSTEM TWIN-BEAM LIGHTSOURCE FCW APPLIED FIBEROPTICS INC. * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 0 DAY Required Intervention