BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    BD POSIFLUSH¿ NORMAL SALINE SYRINGE

    MDR report key: 15848266 · Received November 22, 2022

    Report

    Report Number
    1911916-2022-00671
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    November 22, 2022
    Date of Event
    March 1, 2022
    Report Date
    November 11, 2022
    Manufacturer
    BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL
    Product Code
    NGT
    UDI-DI
    00382903065950
    PMA / PMN Number
    K161552
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    CH
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
    Health Professional
    Yes

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    INITIAL REPORTER E-MAIL: UNKNOWN. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPLETED BY OUR QUALITY ENGINEER TEAM FOR PROVIDED MATERIAL NUMBER 306595 AND LOT NUMBER 1152440. 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 THAT THE BD POSIFLUSH¿ NORMAL SALINE SYRINGE END OF THE PLUNGER ROD WAS FOUND DAMAGED DURING USE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE: "ON (B)(6) 2022, THE INFUSION OF THE PATIENT WAS COMPLETED. WHEN SEALING THE PICC OF THE PATIENT, THE NURSE FOUND THAT THE TAIL OF THE CORE ROD OF THE 10ML FLUSH WAS INCOMPLETE, AND THE INJECTION COULD NOT BE PUSHED. AFTER COMMUNICATION WITH THE NURSE, THE PATIENT EXPRESSED UNDERSTANDING AND REPLACED THE 10ML CATHETER FLUSHER WITH THE SEALING TUBE."

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    363184 BD POSIFLUSH¿ NORMAL SALINE SYRINGE SALINE VASCULAR ACCESS FLUSH NGT BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL 1152440 00382903065950

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Unknown