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SITUATE LAPAROTOMY SPONGE RF AND X-RAY DETECTABLE PACK

Received Feb 26, 2025 · Event occurred Feb 17, 2025

Report MW5166866 · MDR key 21470914

Device

Generic name

Gauze/sponge, Internal, X-ray Detectable

Manufacturer

Covidien

Catalog number

L1818-04P01C-1

Lot number

240908AT

Patient

NA · Unknown

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Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

A PACK OF RF LAP SPONGES WAS OPENED, AND WHEN ONE SIDE OF THE BLUE PAPER WAS FOLDED BACK A BUG WAS SEEN ON THE BLUE PAPER. THE PACK DID NOT TOUCH THE SCRUB TECH, THE STERILE FIELD, OR THE PATIENT. MEDTRONIC SITUATE LAPAROTOMY SPONGE RF AND X-RAY DETECTABLE PACK - REF: L1818-04P01C-1, LOT: 240908AT, EXP: 07-18-2029.