INSYTE
Report
- Report Number
- 9610048-2025-00121
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 17, 2025
- Date of Event
- September 5, 2025
- Report Date
- October 15, 2025
- Manufacturer
- BECTON DICKINSON INDUSTRIAS CIRURGICAS, LTDA.
- Product Code
- FOZ
- UDI-DI
- 00382903883110
- PMA / PMN Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PE
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
B3. THE DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN USED FOR THIS FIELD. H.3. A FOLLOW UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, A DEVICE EVALUATION, OR A DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW IS COMPLETED.
A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPLETED FOR PROVIDED MATERIAL NUMBER 38831114 AND LOT NUMBER 4183704. 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 THIS EVENT, A THOROUGH SAMPLE ANALYSIS COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. ALTHOUGH AN EXACT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FOR THIS COMPLAINT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE REPORTED DEFECT RESULTED FROM PRODUCT USE. DURING THE 360-DEGREE ROTATION PERFORMED DURING PUNCTURE, THE CATHETER MAY HAVE BEEN PUSHED FORWARD, RE-CANNULATING THE DEVICE AND CAUSING THE CATHETER TO BECOME TRANSFIXED. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT DURING PRODUCT ASSEMBLY, A FAILURE IN THE VISION SYSTEM ALLOWED A TRANSFIXED CATHETER TO PASS THROUGH TO THE CUSTOMER. HOWEVER, IF THE CATHETER WAS TRANSFIXED PRIOR TO PUNCTURE, USE OF THE PRODUCT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. IMPROVEMENT ACTIONS OF THE ISSUE OF NEEDLE THROUGH CATHETER WERE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH A PREVIOUS CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ACTION PLAN FROM SEPTEMBER 2024. THE LOT INVOLVED IN THIS REPORT WAS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE ACTIONS. OUR QUALITY TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR SIGNS OF THIS POTENTIAL DEFECT AND ANY EMERGING TRENDS.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN ENTERING THE CANNULA, THE NEEDLE CUTS THE CATHETER AND DOES NOT ALLOW TO CONTINUE CANNULATING THE VEIN, THE MATERIAL DOES NOT SLIDE. THE OPPORTUNITY TO CANNULATE IS LOST, MORE CANNULAS ARE USED BECAUSE THE ERROR IS PRESENT IN ALL THE CANNULAS. IT ALSO BECOMES COMPLICATED TO HOLD THE CANNULA TO CANNULATE. FINALLY, THIS MAKES THE PROCEDURE MORE DIFFICULT.
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1706288 | INSYTE | PERIPHERAL IV CATHETERS | FOZ | BECTON DICKINSON INDUSTRIAS CIRURGICAS, LTDA. | 4183704 | 00382903883110 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |