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According to the customer, during a procedure after the towels got wet with "blood and fluids", there was "lint" from the towels noted on the physician's gloves and "the interventional wire as the physician was inserting a ivus catheter".The customer reported the physician "cleaned" their gloves and the "lint" was "cleaned off wire and catheter".The customer reported unused towels were then "placed over the current towels" but, "lint kept reappearing during the end of the case".The customer did not report any serious injury, medical intervention, or follow-up care needed related to the reported incident.No additional information is available at this time.It has been determined that the reported event could cause or contribute to serious injury if it were to occur again.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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