FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BD INSULIN SYRINGE WITH BD ULTRA-FINE NEEDLE

MDR report key: 10543497 · Received September 16, 2020

Report

Report Number
1920898-2020-01235
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 16, 2020
Date of Event
August 27, 2020
Report Date
October 5, 2020
Manufacturer
BD MEDICAL - DIABETES CARE
Product Code
FMF
UDI-DI
00382903249107
PMA / PMN Number
K024112
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE FOLLOWING FIELDS WERE UPDATED DUE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: B.3. DATE OF EVENT: (B)(6) 2020. G.4. DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER: 8/27/2020.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE FOLLOWING FIELDS WERE UPDATED DUE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: DEVICE AVAILABLE FOR EVAL?: YES. RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER ON: (B)(6) 2020. INVESTIGATION: CUSTOMER RETURNED (7) LOOSE 3/10CC, 6MM SYRINGES. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE SYRINGES HAVE THE STARTING LINE/MARK THAT ARE NOT AT THE TOP OF THE SYRINGE AND THERE IS ABOUT A 1/2 UNIT SPACE IN BETWEEN THE STARTING MARK AND THE TOP OF THE SYRINGE SO HER SON HAS RECEIVED MORE MEDICATION AND HAS CRASHED. ALL RETURNED SYRINGES WERE TESTED USING THE PLUG GAUGE AND ALL SCALE MARKING PLACEMENTS FELL WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS COMPLETED FOR BATCH # 0083507 ALL INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED PER THE APPLICABLE OPERATIONS QC SPECIFICATIONS. THERE WERE TWO (2) NOTIFICATIONS [200884826, 200884828] NOTED THAT DID NOT PERTAIN TO THE COMPLAINT. ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME AS THE ISSUE IS UNCONFIRMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WERE SCALE MARKING ISSUES AND HYPOGLYCEMIA OCCURRED DURING USE WITH A BD INSULIN SYRINGE WITH BD ULTRA-FINE¿ NEEDLE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: PARENT STATED SOME OF THE SYRINGES HAVE THE STARTING LINE/MARK THAT ARE NOT AT THE TOP OF THE SYRINGE. STATED THERE IS ABOUT A 1/2 UNIT SPACE IN BETWEEN THE STARTING MARK AND THE TOP OF THE SYRINGE. DUE TO THIS HER SON HAS RECEIVED MORE MEDICATION AND HAS "CRASHED". STATED NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED AND SON WILL BE STARTING AN INSULIN PUMP INSTEAD.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WERE SCALE MARKING ISSUES AND HYPOGLYCEMIA OCCURRED DURING USE WITH A BD INSULIN SYRINGE WITH BD ULTRA-FINE¿ NEEDLE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: PARENT STATED SOME OF THE SYRINGES HAVE THE STARTING LINE/MARK THAT ARE NOT AT THE TOP OF THE SYRINGE. STATED THERE IS ABOUT A 1/2 UNIT SPACE IN BETWEEN THE STARTING MARK AND THE TOP OF THE SYRINGE.DUE TO THIS HER SON HAS RECEIVED MORE MEDICATION AND HAS "CRASHED". STATED NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED AND SON WILL BE STARTING AN INSULIN PUMP INSTEAD.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DATE OF EVENT: UNKNOWN. THE DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN USED FOR THIS FIELD. A DEVICE EVALUATION IS ANTICIPATED, BUT HAS NOT YET BEGUN. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WERE SCALE MARKING ISSUES AND HYPOGLYCEMIA OCCURRED DURING USE WITH A BD INSULIN SYRINGE WITH BD ULTRA-FINE¿ NEEDLE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: PARENT STATED SOME OF THE SYRINGES HAVE THE STARTING LINE/MARK THAT ARE NOT AT THE TOP OF THE SYRINGE. STATED THERE IS ABOUT A 1/2 UNIT SPACE IN BETWEEN THE STARTING MARK AND THE TOP OF THE SYRINGE. DUE TO THIS HER SON HAS RECEIVED MORE MEDICATION AND HAS "CRASHED". STATED NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED AND SON WILL BE STARTING AN INSULIN PUMP INSTEAD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1005364 BD INSULIN SYRINGE WITH BD ULTRA-FINE NEEDLE PISTON SYRINGE FMF BD MEDICAL - DIABETES CARE 324910 0083507 00382903249107

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other