FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BD ULTRA-FINE¿ INSULIN SYRINGE

MDR report key: 5329951 · Received December 28, 2015

Report

Report Number
1920898-2015-00010
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 28, 2015
Date of Event
July 12, 2015
Report Date
February 18, 2016
Manufacturer
BD MEDICAL - DIABETES CARE
Product Code
FMF
PMA / PMN Number
K024112
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BR
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CORRECTION: THE DATE OF EVENT REPORTED ON THE INITIAL MDR WAS ENTERED AS (B)(6) 2015. THE DATE OF EVENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENTERED AS (B)(6) 2015.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A SAMPLE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. HOWEVER, A NO SAMPLE INVESTIGATION WILL BE CONDUCTED AND UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

RESULTS: A SAMPLE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO IRREGULARITIES DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF THE REPORTED LOT NUMBER 5082818. CONCLUSION: WITHOUT A SAMPLE, AN ABSOLUTE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS INCIDENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED. A SAMPLE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 AM ON (B)(6) 2015, AS A CONSUMER USED A BD ULTRA-FINE INSULIN SYRINGE TO INJECT NIATO MEDICATION INTO HIS PENIS PRIOR TO SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, THE NEEDLE BROKE OFF AND REMAINED IN THE CORPUS CAVERNOSUM OF HIS PENIS. THE PATIENT WENT TO A HOSPITAL AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR TWO DAYS. WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL HE RECEIVED TWO ULTRASOUNDS TO LOCATE THE BROKEN NEEDLE AND HAD SURGERY IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE IT. THE SURGERY WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AS THE NEEDLE WAS TOO DEEP WITHIN THE CONSUMER'S PENIS AND THE DOCTOR FELT IT WAS TOO RISKY TO CONTINUE. ON (B)(6) 2015 THE PATIENT HAD A FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT WITH A UROLOGIST. AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT THE NEEDLE REMAINS INSIDE THE CONSUMER'S PENIS. THE CONSUMER ALSO REPORTED THAT HE IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO HAVE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE AND THAT HE HAS BEEN TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS (CEPHALEXIN AND NEOMYCIN SULFATE BACITRACIN) AND PAIN MEDICATIONS (NIMESULINA AND DIPIRONE). AT PRESENT, THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HE IS NOT IN PAIN BUT THAT THE INCIDENT HAS CAUSED A "GREAT NUISANCE."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
854228 BD ULTRA-FINE¿ INSULIN SYRINGE INSULIN SYRINGE FMF BD MEDICAL - DIABETES CARE 5082818

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R