FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD ULTRA FINE¿ PEN NEEDLE

MDR report key: 8510119 · Received April 12, 2019

Report

Report Number
9616656-2019-00348
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 12, 2019
Date of Event
March 26, 2019
Report Date
March 29, 2019
Manufacturer
BECTON DICKINSON AND CO.
Product Code
FMI
UDI-DI
10885403811012
PMA / PMN Number
K162516
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DATE OF EVENT: UNKNOWN. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: NO SAMPLES (INCLUDING PHOTOS) WERE RETURNED THEREFORE THE COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED AND THE ROOT CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED. COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FOR THIS DEVICE AND REPORTED CONDITION WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRACKED AND TRENDED. IF SAMPLES ARE RECEIVED IN THE FUTURE THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. A LOT HISTORY REVIEW WAS CARRIED OUT AND NO RELATED NON CONFORMANCE'S WERE RAISED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS PACKAGED LOT CONCLUDING ALL INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED PER THE APPLICABLE OPERATIONS AND MET QC SPECIFICATIONS. INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION: UNCONFIRMED: BD WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CONFIRM THE CUSTOMER¿S INDICATED FAILURE AS NO SAMPLES OR PHOTOS WERE RETURNED ROOT CAUSE DESCRIPTION: ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME AS THE ISSUE IS UNCONFIRMED AS NO SAMPLES OR PHOTOS WERE RETURNED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO INSULIN FLOW OCCURRED WITH A BD ULTRA FINE¿ PEN NEEDLE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, "PARENT OF CONSUMER REPORTED DURING INJECTION, NO INSULIN FLOW. HE PROVIDED TWO LOT NUMBERS AND DESCRIPTION OF PEN NEEDLES USED. USING A NANO PEN NEEDLE AND MINI PEN NEEDLE. DISCARDED SAMPLES. LOT: 7101669 FOR NANO, LOT: 5161322 FOR MINI PEN NEEDLES. STATED HE WAS READING INFORMATION FROM ACTUAL PEN NEEDLE. BOXES DISCARDED. STATED HE AND HIS SON ARE DIABETICS AND THEY ARE SHARING PEN NEEDLES. CONSUMER NOT SURE WHICH PEN NEEDLE HAD THE ISSUE, MINI OR NANO. USES A FLEX PEN. PLEASE CROSS REFERENCE (B)(4)".

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
300727 BD ULTRA FINE¿ PEN NEEDLE HYPODERMIC SINGLE LUMEN NEEDLE FMI BECTON DICKINSON AND CO. 5161322 10885403811012

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other