BD INSYTE AUTOGUARD
Report
- Report Number
- 1710034-2025-01148
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 8, 2025
- Date of Event
- June 18, 2025
- Report Date
- August 26, 2025
- Manufacturer
- BECTON DICKINSON INFUSION THERAPY SYSTEMS INC.
- Product Code
- FOZ
- UDI-DI
- 00382903814121
- PMA / PMN Number
- K201075
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
H.3. A FOLLOW UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, A DEVICE EVALUATION, OR A DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW IS COMPLETED. E1. ADDRESS INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED; THEREFORE, (B)(6) WAS USED AS THE STATE.
THE COMPLAINT THAT THE NEEDLE WOULD NOT DISCONNECT FROM THE IV CATHETER COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED FROM THE PHOTOGRAPH THAT WAS PROVIDED FOR INVESTIGATION. THE PHOTO SHOWED THE UNIT PACKAGING FOR A 24G INSYTE AUTOGUARD DEVICE. THE NEEDLE AND IV CATHETER WERE NOT VISIBLE IN THE PHOTO. ALTHOUGH THE PHOTOGRAPH AND MANUFACTURING RECORDS DO NOT SUPPORT THE COMPLAINANT¿S DESCRIPTION OF THE REPORTED EVENT, THE COMPLAINT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED AS PART OF ONGOING EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL MANUFACTURING RELATED ISSUES. A REVIEW OF OUR RISK MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTATION WAS PERFORMED AND INDICATES THAT THE POTENTIAL RISK OF THE REPORTED EVENT WAS ASSESSED APPROPRIATELY.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT BD INSYTE AUTOGUARD NEEDLE WAS SLOW TO RETRACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: WHILE PLACING A PERIPHERAL IV ON THIS PATIENT, FOR A SEDATED MRI, THE REPORTING CAREGIVER WENT TO PULL THE IV NEEDLE OUT OF THE CATHETER/ADVANCE THE CATHETER, BUT THE NEEDLE WOULDN'T DISCONNECT. SHE REMOVED THE IV FROM THE PATIENT, AND PUSHED THE BUTTON ON THE IV, WHICH IS MEANT TO RETRACT THE NEEDLE INSIDE THE HANDLE TO PROTECT FROM NEEDLESTICK INJURY. WHEN SHE PUSHED THE BUTTON, THE NEEDLE DID NOT RETRACT, WHICH CONTINUED WITH 2 MORE ATTEMPTS TO HIT THE BUTTON. SHE THEN CARRIED THE IV DIRECTLY OVER TO THE SHARP¿S CONTAINER, AND BEFORE SHE DROPPED IT IN, THE NEEDLE RETRACTED ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT ANY CONTACT WITH THIS BUTTON, AND CAME UNATTACHED FROM THE CATHETER PORTION OF THE IV. THE REPORTING CAREGIVER THEN DISPOSED OF THE NEEDLE IN THE SHARP¿S CONTAINER. WAS THERE INJURY? NO. REACHED THE INDIVIDUAL BUT DID NOT CAUSE HARM.
NO NEW INFORMATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2158050 | BD INSYTE AUTOGUARD | PERIPHERAL IV CATHETERS | FOZ | BECTON DICKINSON INFUSION THERAPY SYSTEMS INC. | 4241248 | 00382903814121 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |