FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
BOVIE
MDR report key: 425627
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Received September 30, 2002
Report
- Report Number
- 425627
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 30, 2002
- Date of Event
- September 5, 2002
- Report Date
- September 13, 2002
- Manufacturer
- AARON MEDICAL INDUSTRIES
- Product Code
- GEI
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PT IN OR FOR REMOVAL OF LESION LEFT LOWER EYELID. PROCEDURE VERY BLOODY. PT WEARING AN OXYGEN MASK WHICH HAD BEEN SHORTENED TO ALLOW SURGEON ACCESS TO THE LOWER LID. COTTON TIP APPLICATOR PLACED IN THE WOUND TO DAB THE BLOOD. CAUTERY PLACED IN THE WOUND AND A FLASH OCCURRED. THE COTTON APPLICATOR AND OXYGEN MASK BURNED RAPIDLY. PT SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO UPPER LID AND LOWER NOSE AREA AS WELL AS FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO CHEEKS AND CHIN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOVIE | HAND HELD CAUTERY | GEI | AARON MEDICAL INDUSTRIES | AA01 | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 YR | Hospitalization| R | OXYGEN.| COTTON TIPPED APPLICATOR-SOLON MFG CO AIRLIFE| ADULT OXYGEN MASK-ALLEGIANCE HEALTHCARE CORP, |