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EMERGENCY RESPONSE PACK, CHEMOTHERAPY DRUG SPILL KIT

Received Nov 19, 2009

Report MW5013587 · MDR key 1541749

Device

Generic name

Chemosorb Pads

Model number

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Catalog number

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Lot number

904729

Product problems

  • Component Missing

Patient

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  • No Information

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

TYCO/HEALTHCARE KENDALL CHEMOSAFETY CHEMOTHERAPY SPILL KIT CONTAIN ONLY 2 CHEMOSORB PADS. WHEN THE SITUATION AROSE AND THERE WAS A SPILL, 2 CHEMOSORB PADS WAS NOT ADEQUATE TO CLEAN THE SPILL. IN THESE SITUATIONS, ANOTHER BOX HAD TO BE OPENED IN ORDER TO CLEAN THE SPILL. THIS PRODUCT SHOULD CONTAIN MORE CHEMOSORB PADS IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR ADEQUATE RESOURCES FOR A CHEMO SPILL TO BE MANAGED.