TERUMO INJECTION FILTER NEEDLE
Report
- Report Number
- 9681413-2025-00002
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 9, 2025
- Date of Event
- April 28, 2025
- Report Date
- June 9, 2025
- Manufacturer
- TERUMO EUROPE N.V
- Product Code
- QYM
- PMA / PMN Number
- K230951
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
D4: DI: (B)(4). D6A: IMPLANTED DATE: DEVICE WAS NOT IMPLANTED. D6B: EXPLANTED DATE: DEVICE WAS NOT EXPLANTED. E3: OCCUPATION: DEVICE QUALITY MANAGER. THE FOLLOWING TESTS ARE PERFORMED ON THE PRODUCT DURING PRODUCTION: DURING IN-PROCESS CONTROL IN NEEDLE ASSEMBLY, 315 NEEDLES ARE VISUALLY INSPECTED PER SHIFT FOR FOREIGN MATTER. NO ABNORMALITIES RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT WERE REPORTED DURING THESE INSPECTIONS. DURING IN-PROCESS CONTROL IN PACKAGING, 40 NEEDLES ARE VISUALLY INSPECTED TWICE PER SHIFT FOR FOREIGN MATTER. NO ABNORMALITIES RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT WERE REPORTED DURING THESE INSPECTIONS. FURTHERMORE, A FINAL VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON 1500 PIECES. (B)(4) MINOR DEFECTS WERE FOUND. AS PART OF THE FINAL INSPECTION, PARTICULATE MATTER IS TESTED ON 84 PIECES AND A VISUAL INSPECTION ON 13 PIECES. THIS WAS CONFORMING THE SPECIFICATION. THE LAL FOR LOT 2410003 WAS EXECUTED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS AND NO OBSERVATIONS HAVE BEEN FOUND FOR THIS TEST. A NON-CONFORMITY WAS CREATED FOR THE STERILIZATION CYCLE IN WHICH LOT 2410003 WAS INCLUDED. THE CAUSE FOR THIS NON-CONFORMITY WAS THAT THE AERATION PHASE EXCEEDED THE SPECIFIED TIME. THIS HAS NO IMPACT ON THE STERILITY OF THE PRODUCT. RETENTION SAMPLES: ALL REMAINING RETENTION SAMPLES WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR FOREIGN MATTER WITH THE NAKED EYE BY N. EYMAEL ON 04/06/2025. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. BASED ON OUR INVESTIGATION INCLUDING A BATCH RECORD REVIEW AND RETENTION SAMPLE INVESTIGATION, NO ROOT CAUSE RELATED TO OUR PRODUCTION PROCESS HAS BEEN FOUND. TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION (TMC) (IMPORTER) REGISTRATION NO. 2243441 IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF ASHITAKA FACTORY OF TERUMO CORPORATION (MANUFACTURER) REGISTRATION NO. 9681834. FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE IMPORTER REPORT FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE REFER TO SECTION H10.
THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT THE COMPLAINT AFFECTS FILTER NEEDLES CO-PACKED WITH VABYSMO. ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED ENDOPHTHALMITIS WHILST BEING TREATED WITH VABYSMO PFS (6MG/0.05ML). THE EVENT OCCURRED POST-TREATMENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY AND/OR REQUIRE MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION. THE PROCEDURE OUTCOME AND PATIENT IMPACT WERE UNKNOWN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1477011 | TERUMO INJECTION FILTER NEEDLE | OPHTHALMIC NEEDLE | QYM | TERUMO EUROPE N.V | NF-3013RBKE05M | 2410003 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Other | SYRINGE (FOR PRODUCT VABYSMO). |