FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD LUER-LOK¿ TIP SYRINGE

MDR report key: 15505693 · Received September 29, 2022

Report

Report Number
1911916-2022-00540
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 29, 2022
Date of Event
September 7, 2022
Report Date
September 12, 2022
Manufacturer
BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL
Product Code
FMF
UDI-DI
00382903096534
PMA / PMN Number
K110771
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHARMACIST
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

DATE OF EVENT: UNKNOWN. THE DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN USED FOR THIS FIELD. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: IT WAS REPORTED THERE WAS DARK MATTER IN A 50ML LUER LOK SYRINGE. TO AID IN THE INVESTIGATION, ONE SAMPLE WAS RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION BY OUR QUALITY TEAM. THE SAMPLE WAS CONTAMINATED WITH AN UNKNOWN DRUG. A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED USING A 10X MAGNIFIER LENS AND THE SYRINGE BARREL HAS A BLACK SPECK OF EMBEDDED DEGRADED RESIN AT THE BOTTOM. NO OTHER DEFECTS OR IMPERFECTIONS WERE OBSERVED. THE EMBEDDED DEGRADED RESIN IN THE COMPONENT TYPICALLY OCCURS AT THE STARTUP OR INTERMITTENTLY DURING THE INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS. THE DEGRADED RESIN CAN BREAK LOOSE AND BE MOLDED INTO COMPONENTS. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPLETED FOR PROVIDED MATERIAL NUMBER 309653, LOT NUMBER 2153745. THE REVIEW DID NOT REVEAL ANY DETECTED QUALITY ISSUES DURING THE PRODUCTION OF THIS LOT THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED DEFECT. THE FREQUENCY OF INSPECTIONS WERE INCREASED TO MITIGATE THE ESCAPE OF THIS DEFECT. TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER SIMILAR EVENTS REPORTED FOR THIS LOT. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION AND WITH THE RETURNED 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DARK FOREIGN MATTER WAS FOUND IN THE BD LUER-LOK¿ TIP SYRINGE WHILE COMPOUNDING MEDICATION. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "ONE OF OUR TECHNICIANS WAS COMPOUNDING WHEN THEY FOUND A DARK MATTER IN A STERILE 50ML LUER LOCK SYRINGE. LOT #2153745, EXPIRY 2027-05-31. THIS WAS IDENTIFIED AND NOT DISPENSED TO ANY PATIENTS".

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1700183 BD LUER-LOK¿ TIP SYRINGE PISTON SYRINGE FMF BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL 2153745 00382903096534

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown