FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE

MDR report key: 7097833 · Received December 7, 2017

Report

Report Number
1213809-2017-00328
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 7, 2017
Date of Event
November 13, 2017
Report Date
December 18, 2017
Manufacturer
BECTON DICKINSON MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
FMI
UDI-DI
30382903059165
PMA / PMN Number
K951254
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

RESULTS. THREE SEALED SAFETY GLIDE PACKAGED NEEDLES WERE RECEIVED BY BD CANAAN AND CONFIRMED TO BE FROM BATCH #5111979. THE SAMPLES WERE EVALUATED. NO VISUAL DEFECTS WERE OBSERVED. THE NEEDLES WERE REMOVED FROM THE PACKAGING AND THE LENGTH OF EACH NEEDLE CANNULA WAS MEASURED. THE LENGTH OF ALL SAMPLES WAS CONFIRMED TO BE WITHIN SPECIFICATION FOR A 1¿ NEEDLE PRODUCT. THE NEEDLE SHIELD USED WAS ALSO CORRECT FOR THE 1¿ NEEDLE PRODUCT AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EASILY CONTAIN A LONGER NEEDLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NEEDLE LENGTH IN PRODUCT DESCRIPTION REFERS TO INJECTABLE NEEDLE LENGTH BEFORE THE SAFETY GLIDE FEATURE IS ACTIVATED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO IRREGULARITIES DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF THE REPORTED LOT # 5111979. CONCLUSION: BD CANAAN WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CONFIRM THE CUSTOMER'S INDICATED FAILURE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A DEVICE EVALUATION IS ANTICIPATED, BUT HAS NOT YET BEGUN. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PACKAGING OF A BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE WAS LABELED AS A 1¿ NEEDLES BUT WERE CLOSER TO 1 ½¿ NEEDLES. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
877903 BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE SAFETY ENGINEERED HYPODERMIC NEEDLE FMI BECTON DICKINSON MEDICAL SYSTEMS 5111979 30382903059165

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other