FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NEEDLE 30X1 RB

MDR report key: 12636691 · Received October 14, 2021

Report

Report Number
1911916-2021-01077
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 14, 2021
Date of Event
September 15, 2021
Report Date
September 30, 2021
Manufacturer
BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL
Product Code
FMI
UDI-DI
00382903051281
PMA / PMN Number
K021475
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DATE OF EVENT: UNKNOWN. THE DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN USED FOR THIS FIELD. THE CUSTOMER'S ADDRESS IS UNKNOWN. (B)(6), USA HAS BEEN USED AS A DEFAULT. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: IT WAS REPORTED THERE WERE TWO NEEDLES ON THE NEEDLE ASSEMBLY. TO AID IN THE INVESTIGATION, TWO PHOTOS WERE PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION BY OUR QUALITY TEAM. BOTH PHOTOS SHOWS A NEEDLE ASSEMBLY CONNECTED TO A SYRINGE WITH NO PLASTIC SHIELD. THE NEEDLE ASSEMBLY HAS A DOUBLE NEEDLE. THIS DEFECT COULD OCCUR DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. DURING MANUFACTURING, THE PLASTIC HUB IS PLACED UNDER THE CANNULATOR, THEN THE NEEDLE IS POSITIONED AND ASSEMBLED TO THE PLASTIC HUB ADDING THE WHITE EPOXY TO FIX IT. AFTER, A PLASTIC SHIELD IS ASSEMBLED. IN THIS CASE, THE MISFEEDING OF THE CANNULATOR MAY HAVE INDUCED THE DOUBLE NEEDLE. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPLETED FOR PROVIDED MATERIAL NUMBER 305128, LOT NUMBER 7200909. THE REVIEW DID NOT REVEAL ANY DETECTED QUALITY ISSUES DURING THE PRODUCTION OF THIS LOT THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED DEFECT. THE CANNULATOR WAS VERIFIED. THE SETTINGS WERE CORRECT AND THE FLOW OF PRODUCT WAS ACCEPTABLE. TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER SIMILAR EVENTS REPORTED FOR THIS LOT. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION AND WITH THE PHOTO SAMPLE ANALYSIS THE SYMPTOM REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER IS CONFIRMED. 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. CAPA NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT NEEDLE 30X1 RB WAS MISSING THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: IT WAS REPORTED BY THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL, THE EXPIRATION DATE WAS MISSING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1529194 NEEDLE 30X1 RB HYPODERMIC SINGLE LUMEN NEEDLE FMI BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL 7200909 00382903051281

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1