FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD¿ TUBE MEDIA TUBE LIHEP PLH

MDR report key: 8181496 · Received December 19, 2018

Report

Report Number
9617032-2018-03211
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 19, 2018
Date of Event
November 28, 2018
Report Date
February 28, 2019
Manufacturer
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY (BD)
Product Code
JKA
PMA / PMN Number
K901449
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE FOLLOWING FIELD WAS UPDATED DUE TO CORRECTED INFORMATION: DESCRIBE EVENT OR PROBLEM: IT WAS REPORTED THAT "A LOT" OF BD¿ TUBE MEDIA TUBE LIHEP PLH WERE UNDERFILLING, ROUGHLY 100. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: BD HAD NOT RECEIVED SAMPLES OR PHOTOS FROM THE CUSTOMER FACILITY FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, THE INVESTIGATION WAS LIMITED. RETENTION SAMPLES WERE SELECTED FROM BD INVENTORY FOR TESTING AND UPON COMPLETION, THE CUSTOMER'S INDICATED FAILURE MODE FOR UNDERFILL WAS NOT OBSERVED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS COMPLETED FOR THE INCIDENT LOT AND, BASED ON THIS REVIEW, ALL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LOT RELEASE WERE MET; THERE WERE NO RELATED QUALITY NON-CONFORMANCES DURING MANUFACTURING OF THE PRODUCT. BD HAS INITIATED FURTHER INVESTIGATION RELATING TO THIS ISSUE THROUGH A CAPA AND POTENTIAL CAUSES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. AS A RESULT, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING IMPLEMENTED. INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION: BASED ON EVALUATION OF THE RETAIN SAMPLES, THE CUSTOMER¿S INDICATED FAILURE MODE FOR UNDERFILL WITH THE INCIDENT LOT WAS NOT OBSERVED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED THROUGH A CAPA AND THE MOST LIKELY ROOT CAUSE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. AS A RESULT, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND PROCEDURES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED TO MITIGATE FURTHER OCCURRENCES. ROOT CAUSE DESCRIPTION: A CAPA WAS CONDUCTED TO DOCUMENT FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS RELATING TO THIS ISSUE. THE INVESTIGATION HAS IDENTIFIED THE MOST LIKELY ROOT CAUSES AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING IMPLEMENTED. RATIONALE: BASED ON AN ASSESSMENT OF SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A CAPA IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE. THE INVESTIGATION HAS IDENTIFIED POTENTIAL ROOT CAUSE(S) FOR THIS ISSUE AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING IMPLEMENTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT "A LOT" OF BD¿ TUBE MEDIA TUBE LIHEP PLH WERE UNDERFILLING, ROUGHLY 100.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(6). 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 BD¿ TUBE MEDIA TUBE LIHEP PLH WERE UNDERFILL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1017531 BD¿ TUBE MEDIA TUBE LIHEP PLH BLOOD COLLECTION TUBE JKA BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY (BD) 8151678

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other