FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

2243072-2017-00228

MDR report key: 7075843 · Received December 1, 2017

Report

Report Number
2243072-2017-00228
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 1, 2017
Date of Event
October 28, 2015
Report Date
November 3, 2017
PMA / PMN Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, CH
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INITIAL REPORTER: ADDRESS UNAVAILABLE. BD CORPORATE ADDRESS USED. MEDICAL DEVICE EXPIRATION DATE: UNKNOWN. RESULTS: 3 CUSTOMER SAMPLES WERE RETURNED. THEY WERE CHECKED VISUALLY AND NO DEFECT WAS SEEN ON ANY PART. FUNCTION OF THE RELEASE WAS CHECKED WITH A NORMAL ACTION FORCE BY THE FINGERS AND IT WAS CONFIRMED IT WORKED NORMALLY. A BD BLOOD COLLECTION NEEDLE WAS CONNECTED. THE NEEDLE WAS NOT LOOSE AND COULD BE REMOVED SMOOTHLY. THE SAME CHECKS WERE DONE ON 10 RETAINED LOT SAMPLES. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO IRREGULARITIES DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF THE REPORTED LOT # 13F10. CONCLUSION: BD WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CONFIRM THE CUSTOMERS INDICATED FAILURE MODE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A NEEDLE WAS STUCK IN A BD VACUTAINER¿ PRONTO¿ QUICK RELEASE NEEDLE HOLDER BECAUSE ITS BUTTON WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THE USER HIT THE APPARATUS ON A TABLE TO DISLODGE THE NEEDLE. DIRTY NEEDLE STICK. MEDICAL INTERVENTION UNKNOWN.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other