According to the facility on 11/15/23 "staff was prepping patient for valve replacement, when staff snapped the prep stick" sending shards of glass onto the patient.Per the facility "patient was under anesthesia longer than necessary due to staff having to locate and remove shards of glass that had landed on and around them".Per the facility, the patient is doing well.No additional information is available.The sample was requested for evaluation.It has been determined that the reported event could cause or contribute to serious injury if it were to occur.In an abundance of caution, this medwatch is being filed.If any further relevant information is identified or obtained, a supplemental medwatch will be submitted.
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