FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD SAFETYGLIDE

MDR report key: 17971152 · Received October 19, 2023

Report

Report Number
1213809-2023-01153
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 19, 2023
Date of Event
October 4, 2023
Report Date
February 1, 2024
Manufacturer
BECTON DICKINSON MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
FMI
UDI-DI
30382903059165
PMA / PMN Number
K951254
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

H.3. A DEVICE EVALUATION AND/OR DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW IS ANTICIPATED BUT IS NOT COMPLETE. UPON COMPLETION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

PR 9013852 - FOLLOW UP MDR FOR DEVICE EVALUATION. IT WAS REPORTED THE NEEDLES ARE HAVING ISSUES DISPENSING. TO AID IN THE INVESTIGATION, SEVENTY-THREE SAMPLES WERE RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION BY OUR QUALITY TEAM. SEVENTY SAMPLES WERE IN OPENED PACKAGING BLISTERS, AND THREE SAMPLES CAME IN SEALED PACKAGING BLISTERS. FIFTY SAMPLES WERE RANDOMLY SELECTED. A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, AND NO DEFECTS OR IMPERFECTIONS WERE OBSERVED. EACH SAMPLE WAS THEN CONNECTED TO A SYRINGE WITH SALINE SOLUTION. FORTY-SEVEN SAMPLES EXPELLED THE SOLUTION WITH A NORMAL FLOW. THREE SAMPLES DID NOT EXPEL THE SOLUTION; THESE NEEDLES ARE CLOGGED. PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS HAVE DETERMINED THAT PROCESS VARIATIONS DURING THE NEEDLE LUBRICANT APPLICATION CAN INDUCE CLOGGED NEEDLES. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPLETED FOR PROVIDED MATERIAL NUMBER 305916, LOT 2024138. THE REVIEW REVEALED ALL VISUAL INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED AS PER REQUIREMENT WITH NO QUALITY NOTIFICATIONS RELATED TO THE COMPLAINT DEFECT. BATCH 2024138 WAS INSPECTED AND ACCEPTED BASED ON MEETING OUR INSPECTION CONTROL PLAN AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED FOR SHIPMENT. ADDITIONAL DEVICE HISTORIES WERE REVIEWED FOR EACH BATCH OF NEEDLES USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS BATCH. THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS TYPE OF DEFECT DURING THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION RUN OF THESE BATCHES. SEVERAL QUALITY INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS TO ENSURE THE NEEDLE LUBRICATION IS APPLIED APPROPRIATELY. ADDITIONALLY, A MONITORING PROGRAM IS ALSO IN PLACE TO VERIFY THE NEEDLE LUBRICANT IS APPLIED UNIFORMLY TO THE NEEDLE. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION AND WITH THE RETURNED SAMPLE ANALYSIS THE SYMPTOM REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER IS CONFIRMED. WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO BRING THIS OBSERVATION TO OUR ATTENTION. COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FOR THIS DEVICE AND REPORTED CONDITION WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRACKED AND TRENDED. INFORMATION WILL BE CAPTURED ON TREND REPORTS AND MONITORED MONTHLY. OUR BUSINESS TEAM REGULARLY REVIEWS THE COLLECTED DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGING TRENDS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT BD SAFETYGLIDE NEEDLE IS CLOGGED/BLOCKED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "EVER SINCE PHARMACY RECEIVED THIS LOT THEY ARE HAVING ISSUES DISPENSING. THEY ARE ABLE TO DRAW IN THE DRUG BUT ARE UNABLE TO DELIVER AS IT APPEARS TO BE CLOGGED. SAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE. NO PATIENT IMPACT."

Description of Event or Problem · 0

NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
539142 BD SAFETYGLIDE SAFETYGLIDE NEEDLES FMI BECTON DICKINSON MEDICAL SYSTEMS 2024138 30382903059165

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown