FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE

MDR report key: 8025195 · Received October 31, 2018

Report

Report Number
1213809-2018-00752
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 31, 2018
Date of Event
October 12, 2018
Report Date
March 4, 2019
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
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

INVESTIGATION: THREE PHOTOS WERE RECEIVED AND EVALUATED. THE PHOTOS DEPICTED AN UNSHIELDED SAFETYGLIDE NEEDLE. THE SAMPLE WAS IDENTIFIED TO BE FROM BATCH #8232567 (P/N 305916). THE CANNULA HAD A LONG CURLED FIBER LARGER THAN LEVEL 3 IN SIZE ATTACHED TO IT NEAR THE BEVEL. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF FIBER FROM THE PHOTO DUE TO A BRIGHT ILLUMINATION OF THE SAMPLE INTERFERING WITH THE PICTURE¿S FOCUS. THREE PHOTOS WERE PROVIDED, TWO OF THE PHOTOS SHOW THE PACKAGING AND ONE PHOTO SHOWS A NEEDLE ASSEMBLY WITH A STRING OF PLASTIC ON THE TIP OF THE NEEDLE. ROOT CAUSE: SAFETYGLIDE LINE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW OF THE FINISHED DEVICE AS WELL AS ALL CANNULA BATCHES SHOWED NO REJECTED INSPECTIONS OR QUALITY ISSUES DURING THE PRODUCTION OF THE PROVIDED LOT NUMBER THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED DEFECT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE HAD SOME "FUZZ/LINT" ON IT. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF EXPOSURE, INJURY, OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION.

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 BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE HAD SOME "FUZZ/LINT" ON IT. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF EXPOSURE, INJURY, OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
862963 BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE HYPODERMIC SINGLE LUMEN NEEDLE FMI BECTON DICKINSON MEDICAL SYSTEMS 8232567 30382903059165

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other