FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD POSIFLUSH¿ NORMAL SALINE SYRINGE

MDR report key: 14844494 · Received June 28, 2022

Report

Report Number
1911916-2022-00325
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 28, 2022
Date of Event
March 4, 2022
Report Date
June 27, 2022
Manufacturer
BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL
Product Code
NGT
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CH
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPLETED BY OUR QUALITY ENGINEER TEAM FOR PROVIDED MATERIAL NUMBER 306594 AND LOT NUMBER 1152091. THE REVIEW DID NOT REVEAL ANY DETECTED ABNORMALITIES DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS DEFECT AND ALL QUALITY TESTS WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN SPECIFICATION. AS A SAMPLE WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR RETURN, A THOROUGH SAMPLE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS, AN EXACT CAUSE FOR THIS INCIDENT COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THERE ARE QUALITY CONTROLS CURRENTLY IN PLACE TO DETECT THIS TYPE OF DEFECT DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS. FURTHER ACTION HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED NECESSARY AT THIS TIME. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD POSIFLUSH¿ NORMAL SALINE SYRINGE THE SYRINGE WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: ON MARCH 4, WHEN USING A FLUSH TO FLUSH THE END OF THE CATHETER TUBE FOR A PATIENT, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BARREL WAS BROKEN AND COULD NOT BE USED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1939344 BD POSIFLUSH¿ NORMAL SALINE SYRINGE SALINE, VASCULAR ACCESS FLUSH NGT BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL 1152091

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown