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MalfunctionIPM

MEDICHOICE LATEX FREE STOCKINETTE

Received Nov 11, 2011 · Event occurred Nov 11, 2011

Report 2344270 · MDR key 2344270

Device

Generic name

Sterile Stockinette

Model number

STK3648

Catalog number

STK3648

Lot number

211211

Product problems

  • Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material

Patient

*

  • No Patient Involvement

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

FOREIGN MATERIAL DISCOVERED INSIDE OF A STERILE STOCKINETTE PACK WHILE PACK WAS IN CHANNEL OF DISTRIBUTION. FOREIGN MATERIAL: APPEARS TO BE A CLUMP OF LINT APPROXIMATELY 15 MM X 10 MM. SPD (STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT) TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED PROBLEM AND REMOVED PRODUCT FROM DISTRIBUTION. JPG PHOTO CAN BE FORWARDED. (PLEASE ADVISE REPORTER OF E-MAIL ADDRESS; JPG WILL BE SENT OUT.)NO PATIENT ADVERSE EVENT AROSE SINCE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED PRIOR TO ANY PATIENT CONTACT.======================MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR STERILE STOCKINETTE, MEDICHOICE LATEX FREE STOCKINETTE (PER SITE REPORTER).======================NO RESPONSE AS OF THIS TIME. SENT E-MAIL TO SALES REP.