FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD MICROLANCE 3 NEEDLE

MDR report key: 11340699 · Received February 17, 2021

Report

Report Number
3002682307-2021-00057
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 17, 2021
Date of Event
January 20, 2021
Report Date
March 22, 2021
Manufacturer
BECTON DICKINSON, S.A.
Product Code
FMI
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE FOLLOWING FIELDS WERE UPDATED DUE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: D.10. DEVICE AVAILABLE FOR EVAL?: YES. D.10. RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER ON: 3/12/2021. H.6. INVESTIGATION: A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPLETED FOR PROVIDED LOT NUMBER 190323. THE REVIEW DID NOT REVEAL ANY DETECTED ABNORMALITIES DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS DEFECT AND ALL QUALITY TESTS WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN SPECIFICATION. TO AID IN THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS DEFECT, TWENTY SAMPLES WERE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION BY OUR QUALITY ENGINEER TEAM. THE SAMPLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH AN EMERALD SYRINGE. ALL OF THE SAMPLES FUNCTIONED PER SPECIFICATION WITH NO SIGNS OF CLOGGING IDENTIFIED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS, AN EXACT CAUSE RELATED TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED FOR THIS INCIDENT. H3 OTHER TEXT : SEE H.10.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD MICROLANCE¿ 3 NEEDLE WAS BLOCKED DURING THE INJECTION. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "MANY OF THESE NEEDLES ARE PARTIALLY BLOCKED BY UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL AND ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO USE FOR INJECTIONS."

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A DEVICE EVALUATION IS ANTICIPATED BUT HAS NOT YET BEGUN. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD MICROLANCE¿ 3 NEEDLE WAS BLOCKED DURING THE INJECTION. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "MANY OF THESE NEEDLES ARE PARTIALLY BLOCKED BY UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL AND ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO USE FOR INJECTIONS."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
236459 BD MICROLANCE 3 NEEDLE HYPODERMIC SINGLE LUMEN NEEDLE FMI BECTON DICKINSON, S.A. 190323

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1