inforMED
InjuryLSL

APTIMA LIQUID PAP TRANSFER TUBES

Received Jan 30, 2015 · Event occurred Jan 5, 2015

Report 2024800-2015-00001 · MDR key 4470615

Device

Generic name

Transport Media Tubes

Manufacturer

Hologic, Inc.

Catalog number

301154

Product problems

  • Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method

Patient

2 YR

  • Exposure to Body Fluids

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

A PATIENT WAS IN THE RESTROOM COLLECTING SAMPLE, SHE ACCIDENTALLY SPILLED THE TRANSPORT MEDIA ON THE FLOOR AND HER 2 YEAR OLD SON, WHO WAS SITTING ON THE FLOOR TOUCHED THE MEDIA THEN TOUCHED HIS EYES. THE MOTHER FLUSHED THE EYES WITH WATER AND THE CHILD WAS SEEN BY A NURSE PRACTITIONER. THE CHILD APPEARED TO BE FINE.