FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

POSIFLUSH

MDR report key: 25243291 · Received May 21, 2026

Report

Report Number
1911916-2026-00230
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 21, 2026
Date of Event
May 8, 2026
Report Date
May 28, 2026
Manufacturer
BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL
Product Code
NGT
UDI-DI
00382903065479
PMA / PMN Number
K161552
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

H.3. A DEVICE EVALUATION AND/OR DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW IS ANTICIPATED BUT IS NOT COMPLETE. UPON COMPLETION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED. G.4. ADDITIONAL 510K: K003553.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT IS REPORTED, SYR 10ML PUMP COMPATIBLE SALINE 10ML, PLUNGERS ARE ¿STICKY¿/HIGHER FRICTION, NOT ALLOWING TO INFUSE MEDICATIONS VIA THE SYRINGE PUMPS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE PATIENT WAS RECEIVING A MEDICATION (MADE BY NURSING) VIA IV SYRINGE. WE MADE THE MEDICATION USING THE SALINE FLUSH SYRINGES. THERE WAS 10ML OF VOLUME, ONLY 4ML WENT IN AND THE PUMP BEGAN TO ALARM CONSISTENTLY. WE TRIED RESECURING DIFFERENT CONNECTIONS, BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. WE HAD TO CHANGE THE SYRINGE TO A REGULAR, EMPTY 10ML SYRINGE, AND ONLY AT THIS CHANGE DID THE PUMP WORK AGAIN. IF SYRINGES CONTINUE TO BE MALFUNCTIONING, MEDICATIONS WILL NOT BE ADMINISTERED IN A TIMELY MANNER AND OTHER MEDS/PATIENT CARE BECOME DELAYED. ON TOP OF THIS, PATIENTS WILL NOT RECEIVE THEIR MEDICATIONS EFFICIENTLY, THEREFORE PROLONGING ANY SYMPTOMS/ILLNESS. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
432083 POSIFLUSH SALINE, VASCULAR ACCESS FLUSH NGT BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL 5295412 00382903065479

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1