Narrative from staff: while setting up for an si fusion, all sets and equipment had been opened in usual sterile fashion and the operating room (or) nurse and scrub proceeded to count sponges and sharps per or policy prior to the procedure.While counting the raytec sponges it was discovered by the scrub tech that there was some unknown brown substance seemingly smeared in the middle of the stack of raytecs.Management and staff from the sterile core collaborated in agreement that the substance could not be identified and the whole back table and mayo stand should be torn down and set up again with all new sterile equipment and supplies.Manufacturer response for neurological tray, cardinal health (per site reporter) the rep said he submitted to the quality team and requested credit for the pack.They will also be sending a shipping label to send back the device.
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