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RPR CONTROL CARDS 18MM CIRCLE CONTROLS

Received Sep 23, 1999 · Event occurred Aug 26, 1999

Report 1119779-1999-00005 · MDR key 241959

Device

Generic name

Antisera, Control For Nontreponemal Tests

Manufacturer

Becton Dickinson

Model number

NA

Catalog number

4976709

Lot number

D903

Product problems

  • Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method

Patient

UNKNOWN

  • Exposure to Body Fluids
  • Other (for use when an appropriate patient code cannot be identified)
  • Therapy/non-surgical treatment, additional

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

USER REPORTED A POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO THE CONTROL/ANTIGEN MIXTURE FROM THE RPR CONTROL CARD KIT. DUE TO USER CARELESSNESS, THERE WAS EXPOSURE TO THE EYE OF CONTROL MATERIAL THAT CONTAINS SCREENED HUMAN PLASMA. USER FLUSHED EYE WITH WATER AND WAS EXAMINED BY A DR. USER IS REPORTED TO BE IN GOOD HEALTH. BECAUSE USER IS 6 WEEKS PREGNANT, A FILLING IS BEING MADE AS A PRECAUTION ONLY, EVEN THOUGH NO MALFUNCITON OF THE DEVICE IS INDICATED.