FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD¿ LARGE SHARP COLLECTOR, RED, LIQUID ABSORBING PAD, 34L

MDR report key: 14290237 · Received May 5, 2022

Report

Report Number
2243072-2022-00621
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 5, 2022
Date of Event
April 11, 2022
Report Date
June 7, 2022
Manufacturer
BECTON DICKINSON
Product Code
FMI
UDI-DI
00382903056156
PMA / PMN Number
K943575
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

IN THIS MDR, BD CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN (B)(4) HAS BEEN LISTED AS (B)(4) IS AN OEM MANUFACTURING SITE. MEDICAL DEVICE EXPIRATION DATE: UNKNOWN. INITIAL REPORTER ADDRESS 1: (B)(6). 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

THE FOLLOWING FIELDS WERE UPDATED DUE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: D.9. DEVICE AVAILABLE FOR EVAL?: YES. D.9. RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER ON: 03-MAY-2022. H.6. INVESTIGATION: PHOTOS REPRESENTATION WAS PROVIDED FOR THE COMPLAINT. SAMPLE WAS RECEIVED AND INVESTIGATION PERFORMED. ACCORDING TO THE DHR REVIEW PROCESS, THE RESULT SHOWED THERE WERE NO ISSUES REPORTED LIKE MISSING LIDS DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. A REVIEW OF THE NCMR¿S WAS PERFORMED; THE RESULT SHOWED THERE WERE NO ISSUES REPORTED LIKE MISSING LIDS FOR THE SAME PART NUMBER THROUGHOUT THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS. ACCORDING WITH THIS INVESTIGATION AND EVIDENCE RECEIVED, IT CAN BE SEEN THE FOLLOWING: THERE ARE LIDS MISSING FROM THE PACKAGE. WE CAN CONFIRM THE LOT NUMBER 2032953 WAS MANUFACTURED BY FLEX ON 02/01/2022. THE PRODUCT IS IN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING. THERE WERE RECEIVED 8 SHARPS CONTAINERS WITHOUT LIDS RETURNED IN VERNON HILLS. WITH THIS INFORMATION IT CAN¿T BE CONCLUDED THIS FAILURE MODE AS RELATED TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS SINCE THE REVIEW OF THE WEIGHING SYSTEM RECORDS FOR THE LOT NUMBER PROVIDED (2032953) WAS MADE AND NO IRREGULARITY WAS DETECTED. THERE ARE MANY VARIABLES THAT CAN GENERATE THIS FAILURE MODE DUE TO UNKNOWN HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION BY THE DISTRIBUTOR WHEN SENDING THE PRODUCT TO THE CUSTOMER, IF THE MATERIAL IS STORED, IF THERE ARE PARTIAL SALES OR IF THERE WERE MISHANDLING DURING THE CUSTOMS REVIEW. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HANDLING AND STORAGE WITHIN THE DISTRIBUTOR'S FACILITIES IS NEEDED TO RULE OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GENERATED BY THE DISTRIBUTORS, SINCE DISTRIBUTORS MAY MAKE PARTIAL SALES AND THE CONTROLS TO HANDLE THE REMAINING MATERIAL ARE UNKNOWN, THEREFORE, THE PROBABILITY THAT THEY SEND BOXES WITH INCORRECT QUANTITIES COULD HAPPEN. ADDITIONALLY, AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION, A REVIEW OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINT RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED ACCORDING TO QC RECORDS, TWO COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED DURING THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS FOR THE SAME PART NUMBER AND PROBLEM. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS FAILURE MODE IS NOT RELATED TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS SINCE ACCEPTABLE RECORDS WERE FOUND FOR EACH BOX MANUFACTURED (GREATER THAN THE LOWEST VALIDATED LIMIT UNDER THE WEIGHING SYSTEM) OF THE LOT NUMBER REPORTED UNDER THIS CUSTOMER COMPLAINT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO USING THE BD¿ LARGE SHARP COLLECTOR, RED, LIQUID ABSORBING PAD, 34L, THE LIDS WERE MISSING. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: REPORTED ISSUE: MISSING LIDS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO USING THE BD¿ LARGE SHARP COLLECTOR, RED, LIQUID ABSORBING PAD, 34L, THE LIDS WERE MISSING. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: REPORTED ISSUE: MISSING LIDS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1463758 BD¿ LARGE SHARP COLLECTOR, RED, LIQUID ABSORBING PAD, 34L HYPODERMIC SINGLE LUMEN NEEDLE FMI BECTON DICKINSON 305615 2032953 00382903056156

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown