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URINE COLLECTION KIT
Received Oct 17, 2000 · Event occurred Oct 3, 2000
Report 1917413-2000-00024 · MDR key 300484
Device
Generic name
Uck
Manufacturer
Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Sys.Model number
NACatalog number
364988
Lot number
UNK
Product problems
- Unknown (for use when the device problem is not known)
Patient
NA
- Dural Tear
- Needle Stick/Puncture
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
NURSE IN THE ER WAS DISPOSING OF THE LID OF THE URINE CUP (WITH RECESSED NEEDLE IN THE URINE COLLECTION CUP) AFTER USE BY A HIV POSITIVE PT INTO A SHARPS CONTAINER THAT DID NOT HAVE A LARGE ENOUGH OPENING TO ACCOMMODATE THIS LID. THE NURSE IN TRYING TO PUT THE LID IN THE SHARPS CONTAINER ACCIDENTALLY HAD THE FINGER POKED BY THE RECESSED NEEDLE IN THE LID. CUSTOMER STATED THAT LAB HAD SUPPLIED HOSP WITH A LARGE SHARPS CONTAINER WITH A LARGE ENOUGH OPENING BUT ER WAS UNWARE OF AVAILABILITY.
Remedial action
- Other