FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD E-Z SCRUB

MDR report key: 12032297 · Received June 21, 2021

Report

Report Number
1710034-2021-00516
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 21, 2021
Date of Event
May 24, 2021
Report Date
September 1, 2021
Manufacturer
BECTON DICKINSON SANDY
Product Code
OJU
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

REVIEW OF DHR DID NOT FIND ANY ATTRIBUTABLE DEFICIENCIES THAT WOULD LEAD TO THIS ISSUE. REVIEWED RETURN SAMPLE AND CONFIRMED THAT BLACK PARTICLES ON BRUSH. EXAMINATION OF RETURN SAMPLE IDENTIFIED THAT THE BLACK PARTICLES ARE EMBEDDED IN THE BRUSH. PER THE RISK MANAGEMENT DOCUMENT RM5983 V. 6(F), BURN MARKS OR DISCOLORATION IN MOLDED COMPONENTS CAN OCCUR AND THE SEVERITY OF THIS DEFECT IS S1 (NEGLIGIBLE) WITH THE POTENTIAL EFFECT IS CUSTOMER DISSATISFACTION. REVIEW OF THE BATCH RECORD SHOWS THAT PRODUCTION WAS PERFORMED AS SPECIFIED AND ALL IN-PROCESS QUALITY CHECKS MET ESTABLISHED SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING ATTRIBUTE CHECKS. REVIEW OF LOT HISTORY SHOW NO NON-CONFORMANCE EVENTS ISSUED FOR THIS LOT. ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS ISSUE CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED AT THIS TIME. PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE IS DISCOLORATION DUE TO MOLDING PROCESS (E.G., CONTAMINATION OF RAW MATERIAL, INCORRECT MIX RATIO, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE DUE TO INCORRECT PROCESS PARAMETER OR EQUIPMENT FAILURE, OR SCREW AND BARREL WEAR). FIRST COMPLAINT OF THIS LOT AND REVIEW OF DHR IN-PROCESS QUALITY CHECKS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A LOW OCCURRENCE WITH THIS LOT. ANY FUTURE COMPLAINTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED FOR THIS LOT AND ASSESSED. H3 OTHER TEXT : SEE NARRATIVE BELOW.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED BY THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE THAT BLACK PARTICLES WERE FOUND ON THE BRUSH. THE SCRUB BRUSH APPEARS TO BE CONTAMINATED. UPON OPENING THE USER FOUND LARGE AMOUNTS OF BLACK PARTICLES ON THE BRUSH. I HAVE A SAMPLE HERE TO SEND IN FOR AN INVESTIGATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). INITIAL EMDR SUBMISSION. A FOLLOW UP EMDR WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE THAT BLACK PARTICLES WERE FOUND ON THE BRUSH. THE SCRUB BRUSH APPEARS TO BE CONTAMINATED. UPON OPENING THE USER FOUND LARGE AMOUNTS OF BLACK PARTICLES ON THE BRUSH. I HAVE A SAMPLE HERE TO SEND IN FOR AN INVESTIGATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
934233 BD E-Z SCRUB IMPREGNATED PREOPERATIVE SCRUB BRUSHES OJU BECTON DICKINSON SANDY 0344980

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other