BOX OF COLL KITS,VAGINAL SWAB (IVD) 50PK
Received Nov 17, 2017 · Event occurred Oct 24, 2017
Report 2024800-2017-00026 · MDR key 7041805
Device
Product problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
Patient
Not reported
- Eye Injury
- Chemical Exposure
- Eye Injury
- Chemical Exposure
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
(B)(6) (CUSTOMER) REPORTED THAT (B)(6) (NURSE) AT THEIR SITE INADVERTENTLY SPLASHED SOME TRANSFER SOLUTION INTO AN EYE WHILE BREAKING A VAGINAL SWAB IN THE TUBE. THE SWAB WITH THE SPECIMEN WAS ALREADY IN SOLUTION. THE NURSE IMMEDIATELY FLUSHED THE AFFECTED EYE WITH WATER PER THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE SAFETY DATA SHEET. IN ADDITION, (B)(6) FLUSHED (B)(6) EYE USING A 10 CC SYRINGE WITH STERILE WATER. PER OSHA GUIDELINES, A 'GENERAL ACCIDENTAL CHEMICAL EXPOSURE INCIDENT REPORT' FORM WAS FILLED OUT. NO PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT AS THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL HAD NOT COMPLAINED ABOUT ANY FURTHER MEDICAL ISSUES REGARDING THIS INCIDENT.