SYRINGE 5ML SALINE FILL CHINA SP
Report
- Report Number
- 1911916-2020-00516
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 3, 2020
- Date of Event
- May 15, 2020
- Report Date
- May 27, 2020
- Manufacturer
- BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL
- Product Code
- FMF
- PMA / PMN Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4). INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: THERE WAS NO SAMPLE NOR PHOTO PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT VERBATIM IT APPEARS THE BARREL WAS DAMAGED AND POSSIBLY CRACKED. A PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DIVERTER AT THE PACKAGING PROCESS. IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED THAT A JAM OCCURRED AT THE DIVERTER INDUCING DAMAGE TO THE BARREL. COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FOR THIS DEVICE AND REPORTED CONDITION WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRACKED AND TRENDED. INFORMATION WILL BE CAPTURED ON TREND REPORTS AND MONITORED MONTHLY. OUR BUSINESS TEAM REGULARLY REVIEWS THE COLLECTED DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGING TRENDS. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPLETED WITH ZERO DEFECTS FOUND. NO QUALITY NOTIFICATIONS WERE WRITTEN FOR THIS BATCH, NOR FOR THE ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLY BATCHES. INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE 2ND COMPLAINT FOR LOT # 9140777 FOR THIS TYPE OF DEFECT OR SYMPTOM. PREVIOUS COMPLAINT (B)(4). THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS TYPE OF DEFECT DURING THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION RUN OF THIS BATCH. ROOT CAUSE DESCRIPTION: A PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DIVERTER AT THE PACKAGING PROCESS. IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED THAT A JAM OCCURRED AT THE DIVERTER INDUCING DAMAGE TO THE BARREL. RATIONALE: CAPA NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SYRINGE 5ML SALINE FILL (B)(4) SP HAD A DAMAGED BARREL. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF REPEATED ASTHMA AND DEPRESSION FOR 20 YEARS. INTRAVENOUS INFUSION WAS GIVEN WITH INDWELLING NEEDLE, AND THE TUBE WAS SEALED WITH A FLUSH. IT WAS FOUND THERE ARE CRACKS IN THE BARREL WHEN IT WAS OPENED, SO IT WAS REPLACED AND SEALED SUCCESSFULLY."
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 580403 | SYRINGE 5ML SALINE FILL CHINA SP | SYRINGE | FMF | BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL | 9140777 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |