FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

3M COMPLY LEAD FREE INDICATOR TAPE

MDR report key: 4381343 · Received December 29, 2014

Report

Report Number
2110898-2014-00088
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 29, 2014
Date of Event
November 3, 2014
Report Date
December 5, 2014
Manufacturer
3M HEALTH CARE
Product Code
JOJ
PMA / PMN Number
K101528
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

RESULTS: NO CODE COULD BE IDENTIFIED. THE EVALUATION HAS NOT BEEN CONDUCTED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT AND IS PENDING. CONCLUSION NOT YET AVAILABLE- EVALUATION IN PROCESS . THE DEVICE IS UNDERGOING AN EVALUATION BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT IS COMPLETED. THE ACTUAL PRODUCT USED WAS RECEIVED ON 12/23/2014. END OF REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A FEMALE EMPLOYEE IN THE HOSPITAL STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT USED AN INDICATOR TAPE. ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED REDNESS, BURNING AND IRRITATION ON HER HANDS, PRIMARILY ON THE FINGERS. THE ALLEGED SKIN IRRITATION WAS WORSE ON THE RIGHT HAND; THE CUSTOMER IS RIGHT-HANDED. SHE REPORTED THAT THE SKIN IRRITATION WOULD RESOLVE OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN SHE WAS NOT AT WORK, AND WOULD RECUR WHEN SHE RETURNED TO WORK. THE CUSTOMER WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION HYDROCORTISONE WHICH HAS HELPED WITH THE SKIN IRRITATION. SHE IS NOW WEARING GLOVES AND THE SKIN IRRITATION HAS NOT RETURNED. THE CUSTOMER HAS NO HISTORY OF SKIN SENSITIVITIES OR LATEX ALLERGY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
855407 3M COMPLY LEAD FREE INDICATOR TAPE STERILIZATION PROCESS INDICATOR JOJ 3M HEALTH CARE 2015-12 RY

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 38 YR Other NONE SPECIFIED.