N95 MASK
Received Jul 10, 2020 · Event occurred Jun 30, 2020
Report MW5095493 · MDR key 10263540
Device
Product problems
- Product Quality Problem
Patient
77 YR
- Fluid Discharge
- Fluid Discharge
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
I HAD SINUS SURGERY THIS PAST YEAR FOR SINUS POLYPS AND CHRONIC INFECTION. SINCE THE SURGERY I HAVE BEEN IRRIGATING MY SINUSES TWICE DAILY WITH A BUDESONIDE SOLUTION. SINCE THE IMMEDIATE POST-OP PERIOD, I HAVE HAD CLEAR EFFLUENT IN MY IRRIGATING SOLUTION UNTIL LAST NIGHT WHEN THE ENTIRE EFFLUENT CAME OUT GREEN LIKE PEA SOUP. THIS DID NOT RECUR TODAY. I BELIEVE THAT IT MAY BE FROM THE DYE USED BY 3M IN MANUFACTURING THEIR N95 MASK (3M 1860; NIOSH N95, LOT: B19299; (B)(4)). I HAVE NO SYMPTOMS REFERABLE TO THE NASAL SINUSES OTHER THAN A LONG TERM CHRONIC INTERMITTENT DRY COUGH, INCLUDING NO SENSE OF ABNORMAL SMELL, NO NASAL DISCHARGE AND NO SINUS TENDERNESS.