BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

    ETHICON

    MDR report key: 437962 · Received January 3, 2003

    Report

    Report Number
    437962
    Event Type
    Other
    Date Received
    January 3, 2003
    Date of Event
    December 20, 2002
    Report Date
    December 27, 2002
    Manufacturer
    ETHICON - J & J
    Product Code
    GAB
    Report Source
    User Facility report
    Reporter Location
    MD, US
    Reporter Occupation
    INVALID DATA

    Narratives

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    EMPLOYEE WAS CALLED TO O.R. TO DO AN XRAY. EMPLOYEE REACHED DOWN TO THE FLOOR TO MOVE A CARD OUT OF THE WAY OF THE XRAY MACHINE - EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING STICK THE 3RD DIGIT OF THEIR LEFT HAND - SUTURE NEEDLE. EMPLOYEE ADMITTED TO E.D. FOR EVALUATION, COUNSELING, BASELINE TESTING. WOUND WASHED WITH SOAP AND WATER, BETADINE APPLIED. TD BOOSTER GIVEN.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 ETHICON SUTURE NEEDLE GAB ETHICON - J & J UNK *

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 38 YR Other