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VALUE PACK (K-MART) SWAB

Received Apr 21, 1997 · Event occurred Jul 11, 1996

Report 1218939-1997-00008 · MDR key 87879

Device

Generic name

Cotton Tipped Swab

Model number

NA

Catalog number

03672

Lot number

UNK

Product problems

  • Source, detachment from
  • Use of Device Problem

Patient

16 YR

  • Nonresorbable materials, unretrieved in body
  • Discomfort

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

USER WAS CLEANING EAR WITH COTTON SWAB WHEN TIP DISLODGED IN EAR CANAL. REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION TO REMOVE SWAB TIP FROM EAR CANAL.