FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

XX-SPAN DRESSING RETAINER

MDR report key: 84834 · Received April 16, 1997

Report

Report Number
1043612-1997-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 16, 1997
Date of Event
November 18, 1996
Report Date
April 15, 1997
Manufacturer
HEALTH PRODUCTS DIV. ALBA-WALDNSIAN, INC.
Product Code
FQM
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A MINOR SURGICAL EXCISION OF A CYST FROM THE THUMB OF THE PT WAS PERFORMED, A DRESSING WAS APPLIED TO THE SITE AND WAS RETAINED TO THUMB BY A DRESSING RETAINER. THE DR STATED THAT THE PT RETURNED APPROX THREE (3) DAYS LATER AND TAHT THE THUMB WAS NOTED TO BE BLACK IN COLOR. THE THUMB WAS AMPUTATED APPROX ONE WEEK AFTER THE ORIGINAL OPERATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 XX-SPAN DRESSING RETAINER TUBULAR ELASTIC DRESSING RETAINER FQM HEALTH PRODUCTS DIV. ALBA-WALDNSIAN, INC. XX-SPAN TUBULAR DRESSING RETAI UNK1

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 73 YR Required Intervention| S