FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD BBL¿ COLUMBIA AGAR PLATE WITH 5% SHEEP BLOOD

MDR report key: 14104576 · Received April 13, 2022

Report

Report Number
9680577-2022-00059
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 13, 2022
Date of Event
March 24, 2022
Report Date
June 22, 2022
Manufacturer
BECTON DICKINSON GMBH
Product Code
KZI
PMA / PMN Number
PREAMENDMENT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AU
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

H6: INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: EVENT DESCRIPTION: THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THERE WAS GROWTH ON THE AGAR WHEN THE PLATES ARRIVED. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW: THE COMPLAINT TRENDS WERE REVIEWED AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE FOUND FOR THIS CATALOG NUMBER. THEREFORE, A MRB (MATERIAL REVIEW BOARD) WAS PERFORMED AND THIS ISSUE WILL BE INVESTIGATED WITHIN A CAPA (CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ACTION). BATCH HISTORY RECORD (BHR) REVIEW: THE BATCH HISTORY REVIEW DID NOT INDICATE ANY DISCREPANCIES. ALL RELEASE TESTING WAS SATISFACTORY, AND NO DEVIATIONS WERE OBSERVED. SAMPLE ANALYSIS: RETAIN SAMPLES WERE REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCY WAS DETECTED RETURN SAMPLES WERE NOT PROVIDED AND THE SHARED PICTURE IS NOT ILLUSTRATING THE COMPLAINED ISSUE. EVALUATION RESULTS: AT THIS STAGE OF OUR INVESTIGATION, WE HAVE EXCLUDED ANY SYSTEMIC FAILURE IN OUR MANUFACTURING PROCESS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT HAVE AN SAL CLAIM. IT IS FILLED ASEPTICALLY, THEREFORE AN OCCURRENCE OF A CONTAMINATION EVENT CANNOT BE ENTIRELY RULED OUT. WE ONLY RELEASE PRODUCT BATCHES TO THE MARKET WITH AN AQL (ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVEL) = 1.5. ALTHOUGH THIS CONTAMINATION LEVEL IS VERY LOW, WE CANNOT COMPLETELY EXCLUDE THAT A CUSTOMER MAY RECEIVE A CONTAMINATED PLATE. THE REVIEW OF THE BATCH HISTORY DID NO INDICATE ANY DISCREPANCY. INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION: ALTHOUGH NO PICTURE ILLUSTRATING THIS ISSUE WAS SHARED, THE COMPLAINT CAN BE CONFIRMED BASED ON THE TREND THE CAPA THAT WAS INITIATED. BD WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR INCOMING COMPLAINT FOR THIS ISSUE. H3 OTHER TEXT: OTHER.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT 10 BD BBL¿ COLUMBIA AGAR PLATES WITH 5% SHEEP BLOOD PLATES HAD CONTAMINATED AGAR. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "PLATES ARRIVED CONTAMINATED. THERE WAS GROWTH ON THE AGAR WHEN THE PLATES ARRIVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT 10 BD BBL¿ COLUMBIA AGAR PLATES WITH 5% SHEEP BLOOD PLATES HAD CONTAMINATED AGAR. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "PLATES ARRIVED CONTAMINATED. THERE WAS GROWTH ON THE AGAR WHEN THE PLATES ARRIVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
787772 BD BBL¿ COLUMBIA AGAR PLATE WITH 5% SHEEP BLOOD CULTURE MEDIA, ENRICHED KZI BECTON DICKINSON GMBH 2025984

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown