MalfunctionLIO
BECTON DICKINSON
Received Mar 7, 2003 · Event occurred Feb 22, 2003
Report MW1027778 · MDR key 447580
Device
Product problems
- Replace
- Material Separation
Patient
57 YR
- Foreign body, removal of
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
WHEN PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO DO AN ANAEROBIC CULTURE OF A DECBITUS ULCER ON THE PT'S RIGHT POSTERIOR KNEE THE COTTON SWAB REMAINED IN THE PT'S WOUND. THIS WAS RETRIEVED AND A SECOND CULTURE SET WAS USED AND THE SWAB AGAIN CAME OFF. A THIRD SET WAS USED WITHOUT A PROBLEM.