FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

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MDR report key: 3820092 · Received May 12, 2014

Report

Report Number
3820092
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 12, 2014
Date of Event
May 9, 2014
Report Date
May 12, 2014
Manufacturer
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Product Code
GDM
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
PA, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SPINAL NEEDLE WAS BEING USED TO PERFORM A PLACENTAL BIOPSY ON PATIENT. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO TAKE THE NEEDLE OUT, IT COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE SONOGRAPHER ASSISTING THE PHYSICIANS ATTEMPTED TO HELP AND THEN THE NURSE ASSISTING PUSHED DOWN ON THE PATIENT'S SKIN SURROUNDING THE NEEDLE AND IT WAS REMOVED. THE NEEDLE WAS INSPECTED FOR ANY ABNORMALITIES AND NONE WERE FOUND.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
284840 * NEEDLE GDM BECTON DICKINSON & CO * 3282272

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 30 YR