UNSPECIFIED BD SYRINGE
Report
- Report Number
- 2243072-2017-00426
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 8, 2018
- Date of Event
- December 14, 2017
- Report Date
- March 13, 2018
- Manufacturer
- BECTON DICKINSON
- Product Code
- FMF
- PMA / PMN Number
- UNKNOWN
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHARMACIST
Narratives
DATE OF EVENT: UNKNOWN. THE DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN USED FOR THIS FIELD. UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER: THERE ARE MULTIPLE BD LOCATIONS WHERE THIS UNSPECIFIED BD DEVICE MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED. A CATALOG AND LOT NUMBER COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED FOR THIS INCIDENT AND WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED. (B)(4). NO LOT # PROVIDED, MEDICAL DEVICE EXPIRATION DATE: UNKNOWN, DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE: UNKNOWN. FDA NOTIFIED?: THE INITIAL REPORTER ALSO NOTIFIED THE FDA ON 11/28/17 VIA MEDWATCH #5073590. A SAMPLE IS AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED.
INVESTIGATION RESULTS: SAMPLE EVALUATION: ONE 10ML ASSEMBLED SYRINGE WAS RECEIVED BY BD CANAAN FROM AN UNKNOWN BATCH # AND MATERIAL #. IT WAS VISUALLY EVALUATED. IT HAD A DISTORTED STOPPER CONDITION, LIKELY DUE TO AN ERROR DURING ASSEMBLY PROCESS. DHR REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO UNKNOWN BATCH #. ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. BASED ON THE SEVERITY ASSIGNED TO THIS COMPLAINT AND THE RESULTS OF THE COMPLAINT LOT HISTORY CHECK, CAPA IS NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FOR THIS PRODUCT AND CONDITION WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRACKED AND TRENDED. INFORMATION WILL BE CAPTURED ON TREND REPORTS AND MONITORED. OUR BUSINESS REGULARLY REVIEWS THE COLLECTED DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGING TRENDS.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN UNSPECIFIED BD SYRINGE HAD A DEFORMED PLUNGER SEAL. THIS WAS OBSERVED BEFORE USE AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17615 | UNSPECIFIED BD SYRINGE | SYRINGE | FMF | BECTON DICKINSON | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |