BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    10 ML BD POSIFLUSH SP PRE-FILLED FLUSH SYRINGE NACL 0.9%

    MDR report key: 11382689 · Received February 25, 2021

    Report

    Report Number
    1911916-2021-00165
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    February 25, 2021
    Date of Event
    January 12, 2021
    Report Date
    February 19, 2021
    Manufacturer
    BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL
    Product Code
    NGT
    PMA / PMN Number
    NA
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    CA
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    INITIAL REPORTER FACILITY NAME: (B)(6). INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPLETED BY OUR QUALITY ENGINEER TEAM FOR PROVIDED MATERIAL NUMBER 306575 AND LOT NUMBER 0230783. 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. AS A SAMPLE WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR RETURN, A THOROUGH SAMPLE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS, AN EXACT CAUSE FOR THIS INCIDENT COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THERE ARE QUALITY CONTROLS CURRENTLY IN PLACE TO DETECT THIS TYPE OF DEFECT DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS. FURTHER ACTION HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED NECESSARY AT THIS TIME. COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FOR THIS DEVICE AND REPORTED CONDITION WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRACKED AND TRENDED. OUR QUALITY TEAM REGULARLY REVIEWS THE COLLECTED DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGING TRENDS. INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION: BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION AND WITH NO SAMPLE ANALYSIS THE SYMPTOM REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. WE WILL CONTINUE MONITORING THE COMPLAINT TREND FOR THIS PRODUCT AND SYMPTOM. WITH NO SAMPLE ANALYSIS A PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE OFFERED. (B)(4).

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT 3 10 ML BD POSIFLUSH¿ SP PRE-FILLED FLUSH SYRINGES NACL 0.9% EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT PLUNGER MOVEMENT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: MATERIAL NO: 306575, BATCH NO: 0230783.  HAD USED 3 POSIFLUSH SYRINGES TO FLUSH PATIENT'S CENTRAL LINES AND NOTICED SOME DIFFICULTY WITH THE FLUSH HALF WAY AS IT WAS HARD TO PUSH THE REST OF THE NORMAL SALINE INTO THE CATHETER.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    279052 10 ML BD POSIFLUSH SP PRE-FILLED FLUSH SYRINGE NACL 0.9% PREFILLED SALINE SYRINGE NGT BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL 0230783

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1