BD CONVENTIONAL NEEDLES
Report
- Report Number
- 3002682307-2025-00028
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 26, 2025
- Date of Event
- October 29, 2024
- Report Date
- April 2, 2025
- Manufacturer
- BECTON DICKINSON, S.A.
- Product Code
- FMI
- UDI-DI
- 00382903032624
- PMA / PMN Number
- UNK
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPLETED FOR PROVIDED MATERIAL NUMBER 303262 AND LOT NUMBER 240305. THE REVIEW DID NOT REVEAL ANY DETECTED ABNORMALITIES DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED DEFECT AND ALL QUALITY TESTS WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN SPECIFICATION. AS SAMPLES WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR RETURN, TWENTY RETAINED SAMPLES OF THE SAME LOT NUMBER WERE OBTAINED FOR EVALUATION BY OUR QUALITY ENGINEER TEAM. THE RETAINED NEEDLE SAMPLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH A BD DISCARD IT 2ML SYRINGE BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS AND POSITIONING THE HUB ONTO THE SYRINGE TIP WITH A SLIGHTLY ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT. NO SIGNS OF DEFECTIVE HUB CONNECTION WERE OBSERVED WITH ANY OF THE RETAINED SAMPLES. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS, AN EXACT CAUSE RELATED TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FOR THIS INCIDENT. PER THE PROVIDED FEEDBACK, WE UNDERSTAND A DEFECTIVE CONNECTION TOOK PLACE. BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE, THIS ISSUE COULD RESULT FROM DEFECTIVE LUER DIMENSIONS, DAMAGE TO THE SYRINGE TIP, OR AN INEFFECTIVE ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN THE DEVICES BY THE END USER. WITH THE PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN PLACE, WE BELIEVE THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH AN UNLIKELY CHANCE OF RECURRENCE. AT THIS TIME, FURTHER ACTION HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED NECESSARY. OUR QUALITY TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR SIGNS OF THIS POTENTIAL DEFECT AND ANY EMERGING TRENDS.
H.3. A FOLLOW UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, A DEVICE EVALUATION, OR A DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW IS COMPLETED.
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT BD CONVENTIONAL NEEDLES NEEDLE/SYRINGE CONNECTION ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH TO ENGLISH: WE ARE INFORMING YOU OF A MATERIOVIGILANCE REPORT (INTERNAL SHEET: 1861) DATED (B)(6) 2024 REGARDING THE FOLLOWING MEDICAL DEVICE: INDEED, WHEN USED, IT WAS POSSIBLE TO EXTRACT THE PRODUCT BUT WHEN REINJECTING, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT RESISTANCE. MISALIGNMENT OF THE SYRINGE TROCAR AND SPLASHING. 3 CANULAS CONCERNED, FROM THE SAME BATCH. (B)(6) 2025: HAS THERE BEEN AN IMPACT ON PATIENTS? NO. COULD YOU CONFIRM? WHAT WAS THE SUBSTANCE SPLASHED? NO INFORMATION TO DATE COULD YOU PROVIDE THE PHOTOS OF THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT? NO PHOTO AVAILABLE. WAS THERE ANY EXPOSURE OF A HEALTHCARE WORKER TO THE SPLASHED PRODUCT? NO.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1039267 | BD CONVENTIONAL NEEDLES | NEEDLES, HYPODERMIC | FMI | BECTON DICKINSON, S.A. | 240305 | 00382903032624 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |