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InjuryIXA

FUJI IP CASSETTE 3A

Received Jul 9, 1999 · Event occurred Jun 1, 1999

Report 2443168-1999-00001 · MDR key 231482

Device

Generic name

Radiographic Cassette

Model number

NA

Catalog number

503147BWA

Lot number

NA

Product problems

  • Detachment Of Device Component
  • Component(s), worn
  • Entrapment of Device
  • Metal Shedding Debris

Patient

UNKNOWN

  • Dural Tear
  • Tissue Damage
  • Other (for use when an appropriate patient code cannot be identified)
  • Surgical procedure
  • Foreign body, removal of

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

AN ER TECH REPORTED THAT A <2MM METAL BURR BECAME LODGED IN HER INDEX FINGER WHILE HANDLING A RADIOGRAPHIC CASSETTE. A PHYSICIAN USED A SCALPEL TO CREATE AN OPENING TO LOCATE AND RETRIEVE THE METAL FRAGMENT. THE TECH WAS TREATED WITH APPROX 2-3 SUTURE STITCHES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION WITH NO COMPLICATIONS.