InjuryJSC
BACTEC 12B
Received Oct 16, 1996 · Event occurred Sep 10, 1996
Report 1119779-1996-00002 · MDR key 43209
Device
Generic name
Culture Media
Manufacturer
Becton Dickinson Mucrobiology SystemsModel number
NACatalog number
4402004
Lot number
A6J6
Patient
UNKNOWN
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
CYTOLOGIST WAS ATTEMPTING TO INOCULATE A 12B VIAL WITH A FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATE FROM A LIVER ABSCESS WHEN THE SYRINGE CAME APART FROM THE NEEDLE. THE VIAL CONTENTS WERE FORCED OUT THROUGH THE NEEDLE IN A JET WHICH SPRAYED INTO HER FACE AND EYES.