FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD SAFETYGLIDE

MDR report key: 18253516 · Received December 3, 2023

Report

Report Number
1213809-2023-01372
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 3, 2023
Date of Event
November 8, 2023
Report Date
January 12, 2024
Manufacturer
BECTON DICKINSON MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
FMI
UDI-DI
00382903059164
PMA / PMN Number
NA
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

PR 9220540¿ FOLLOW UP MDR FOR DEVICE EVALUATION. NO SAMPLES OR PHOTOS RECEIVED BY OUR QUALITY TEAM FOR EVALUATION. NO ROOT CAUSE CAN BE DETERMINED AS NO SAMPLES WERE RECEIVED. FURTHERMORE, A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW SHOWED NO REJECTED INSPECTIONS OR QUALITY ISSUES DURING THE PRODUCTION OF THE PROVIDED LOT NUMBER THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED DEFECT. DURING REVIEW OF THE PROCESS, PROCESS VARIATIONS DURING THE NEEDLE LUBRICANT APPLICATION CAN CREATE CLOGGED NEEDLES. CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED. SEVERAL QUALITY INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED ON OUR MANUFACTURING LINE TO ENSURE THAT THE NEEDLE LUBRICANT APPLICATION IS PROPERLY APPLIED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, A MONITORING PROGRAM IS ALSO IN PLACE TO VERIFY THE NEEDLE LUBRICANT IS APPLIED UNIFORMLY TO THE NEEDLE. 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

B.3. THE DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN USED FOR THIS FIELD. H.3. A DEVICE EVALUATION AND/OR DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW IS ANTICIPATED BUT IS NOT COMPLETE. UPON COMPLETION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD SAFETYGLIDE NEEDLES WERE CLOGGED/BLOCKED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "WE CANNOT PUSH IN THE MEDICATION FROM THE NEEDLE. WE HAVE TO SWITCH OUT THE NEEDLE, SOME WORK SOME DO NOT."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1503303 BD SAFETYGLIDE SAFETYGLIDE NEEDLES FMI BECTON DICKINSON MEDICAL SYSTEMS 2024137 00382903059164

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown