FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD VACUTAINER BARRICOR LH PLASMA BLOOD COLLECTION TUBES

MDR report key: 12448168 · Received September 9, 2021

Report

Report Number
9617032-2021-00941
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 9, 2021
Date of Event
August 13, 2021
Report Date
September 22, 2021
Manufacturer
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY (BD)
Product Code
JKA
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

H.6. INVESTIGATION: BD HAD NOT RECEIVED SAMPLES, BUT 2 PHOTOS WERE PROVIDED FOR INVESTIGATION. THE PHOTOS WERE REVIEWED AND THE INDICATED FAILURE MODE FOR FOREIGN MATTER (BLOOD) WITH THE INCIDENT LOT WAS NOT OBSERVED. ADDITIONALLY, 100 RETENTION SAMPLES FROM EACH LOT FROM THE BD INVENTORY WERE EVALUATED BY VISUAL EXAMINATION AND NO ISSUES WERE OBSERVED RELATING TO FOREIGN MATTER (BLOOD) AS ALL SAMPLES MET SPECIFICATIONS. THE MANUFACTURING SITE DOES NOT USE BLOOD IN THE PRODUCTION AREAS THEREFORE, THE COMPLAINT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED DUE TO LACK OF ANY OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE. BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR THE INCIDENT LOT, ALL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LOT RELEASE WERE MET. THERE WERE NO RELATED QUALITY ISSUES DURING MANUFACTURING OF THE PRODUCT. THIS COMPLAINT IS UNABLE TO BE CONFIRMED FOR THE INDICATED FAILURE MODE FOREIGN MATTER (BLOOD). BD WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY A ROOT CAUSE FOR THE INDICATED FAILURE MODE. H3 OTHER TEXT : SEE H.10.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED WHEN USING THE BD VACUTAINER® BARRICOR¿ LH PLASMA BLOOD COLLECTION TUBES, THE DEVICE EXPERIENCED FOREIGN MATTER IN THE TUBE(S) BIOLOGICAL AND NON-BIOLOGICAL. THIS EVENT OCCURRED 400 TIMES. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER. THE CUSTOMER STATED: "THE LAB-HEAD INFORMED US THE HEMOGARD-CLOSURES ARE CONTAMINATED WITH BLOOD. THE PACKAGING MATERIAL IS ALSO CONTAMINATED."

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THERE WERE MULTIPLE LOT NUMBERS REPORTED TO BE INVOLVED. THE INFORMATION FOR EACH LOT NUMBER IS AS FOLLOWS: MEDICAL DEVICE LOT #: 1067152, MEDICAL DEVICE EXPIRATION DATE: 2022-07-31, DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE: 2021-03-08, MEDICAL DEVICE LOT #: 1102369, MEDICAL DEVICE EXPIRATION DATE: 2022-08-31, DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE: 2021-04-12. 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 WHEN USING THE BD VACUTAINER® BARRICOR¿ LH PLASMA BLOOD COLLECTION TUBES, THE DEVICE EXPERIENCED FOREIGN MATTER IN THE TUBE(S) BIOLOGICAL AND NON-BIOLOGICAL. THIS EVENT OCCURRED 400 TIMES. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER. THE CUSTOMER STATED: "THE LAB-HEAD INFORMED US THE HEMOGARD-CLOSURES ARE CONTAMINATED WITH BLOOD. THE PACKAGING MATERIAL IS ALSO CONTAMINATED."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1344093 BD VACUTAINER BARRICOR LH PLASMA BLOOD COLLECTION TUBES BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION DEVICE JKA BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY (BD) SEE H.10

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1