InjuryHJM
VENOSCOPE II
Received Nov 2, 2016 · Event occurred Oct 13, 2016
Report 6072216 · MDR key 6072216
Device
Product problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information
Patient
6 DA
- No Code Available
- No Code Available
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
TRANSILLUMINATOR WAS USED TO IDENTIFY SUITABLE VEIN IN LEFT UPPER ARM FOR IV PLACEMENT FOR TPN INFUSION-DEVICE ON SKIN OFF/ON FOR 2 MINUTE PERIOD. AREA OF SKIN WAS NOTED TO BE WARM TO THE TOUCH AND HARD WHEN THE TRANSILLUMINATOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE ARM - LEFT ARM BLISTER AREA OF INJURY: 1.5 CM X 7 CM. MEPILEX DRESSING TO SITE; REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2016 AND LEFT OPEN TO AIR. SITE SCABBED OVER AS OF (B)(6) 2016. WE HAVE 2 DEVICES. DO NOT KNOW WHICH DEVICE WAS USED. DEVICE A AND DEVICE B. AGE OF DEVICE: DEVICE 1 - 6 YEARS; DEVICE 2 - 8 YEARS.