CLINITUBES D941G-80-140X5
Received Apr 14, 2011 · Event occurred Mar 8, 2011
Report 3002807968-2011-00008 · MDR key 2161958
Device
Generic name
Glass Cappillary Blood Sampler
Manufacturer
Radiometer Medical Aps.Model number
D941G-80-140X5Catalog number
942-882
Lot number
R0449
Product problems
- Break
- Fluid/Blood Leak
Patient
Not reported
- Exposure to Body Fluids
Narrative
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
USER WAS AN AUXILIARY NURSE PART OF THE "(B)(6)" FOR DRAWING BLOOD. THERE IS AN INCIDENT REPORT WITHIN THE "(B)(6)" OF THE HOSPITAL; THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE IN THIS DEPT IS (B)(6). THE REPORT WAS REQUESTED BUT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS CONFIDENTIAL. THE TUBE HAS BEEN DISPOSED OF DUE TO IT BEING CONTAMINATED, AND THERE ARE NO PHOTOS OF THE BROKEN TUBE. THE PATIENT WAS BEING HELD IN AN ISOLATION ROOM AND NO WITNESSES WERE IN THE ROOM WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. NO INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE REGARDING IF THE USER WAS PROPERLY TRAINED. IT WILL TAKE MONTHS PRIOR TO KNOWING WHETHER THE NURSE HAS BEEN INFECTED. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE ISSUED IF THIS INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED.
Description of Event or Problem
ON (B)(4), 2011, AT 9:15 AM IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE ISOLATION ROOM, AN AUXILIARY NURSE WAS PLACING END CAPS ONTO THE CAPILLARY WHEN THE GLASS BROKE AND SOME OF THE SAMPLE WAS SPLASHED INTO THE NURSE'S EYE. THE SAMPLE WAS FOUND TO BE (B)(6).