FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD PRECISIONGLIDE¿ NEEDLE

MDR report key: 8735621 · Received June 26, 2019

Report

Report Number
1911916-2019-00633
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 26, 2019
Date of Event
June 6, 2019
Report Date
June 14, 2019
Manufacturer
BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL
Product Code
FMI
UDI-DI
30382903051978
PMA / PMN Number
K021475
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: ONE (1) PHOTO WAS PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER FOR INVESTIGATION. THE PHOTO SHOWS THE PRINTED TOP WEB OF FIVE (5) BLISTER PACKS SHOWING THE PRODUCT INFORMATION AND BATCH NUMBER. THERE IS ALSO ONE (1) BLISTER PACK VIEWED THROUGH THE CLEAR BOTTOM WEB SHOWING ONE (1) NEEDLE HUB ASSEMBLY. NO FOREIGN MATTER IS VISIBLE ON THE ONE (1) NEEDLE HUB ASSEMBLY WHICH IS VISIBLE. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION, THE CONDITION REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER CANNOT BE CONFIRMED; THEREFORE, POTENTIAL ROOT CAUSES CANNOT BE DETERMINED. COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FOR THIS DEVICE AND REPORTED CONDITION WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRACKED AND TRENDED. INFORMATION WILL BE CAPTURED ON TREND REPORTS AND MONITORED MONTHLY. OUR BUSINESS TEAM REGULARLY REVIEWS THE COLLECTED DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGING TRENDS. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPLETED WITH ZERO DEFECTS FOUND. NO QUALITY NOTIFICATIONS WERE WRITTEN FOR THIS BATCH, NOR FOR THE ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLY BATCHES. INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION: A COMPLAINT HISTORY CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND THIS IS THE 5TH RELATED COMPLAINT REPORTED WITH THE DEFECT/CONDITION OF FOREIGN MATTER (FM) FOR LOT #8250779 ITEM #305197. RELATED COMPLAINTS: (B)(4). A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW WAS PERFORMED ON THE BATCH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INVESTIGATION. THE DHR REVIEW DID NOT REVEAL ANY DEFECTS OR ISSUES REPORTED AND NO QUALITY NOTIFICATIONS WERE ISSUED. ROOT CAUSE DESCRIPTION: BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION, THE CONDITION REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER CANNOT BE CONFIRMED; THEREFORE, POTENTIAL ROOT CAUSES CANNOT BE DETERMINED. RATIONALE: AS A CONSEQUENCE, NO CORRECTIVE OR PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS ARE PROPOSED IN THE SCOPE OF THIS COMPLAINT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT BD PRECISIONGLIDE¿ NEEDLE HAD FOREIGN MATTER IN THE BAG. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING USE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: MATERIAL NO: 305197, BATCH NO: 8250779. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TECHNICIANS ENDED UP WITH PARTICLES WITH THE PARTICLES IN THE BAG. VERBATIM: CUSTOMER CALLED ASKING IF THERE IS ANY CHANGE IN THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING NEEDLES, BECAUSE THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH NEEDLES NOW WHICH THEY DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE. BATCHES THAT WE HAVE TECHNICIANS ENDED UP WITH PARTICLES WITH THE PARTICLES IN THE BAG. NOT SURE IF IT WAS SOMETHING INSIDE THE NEEDLE OR SOMETHING ELSE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
531281 BD PRECISIONGLIDE¿ NEEDLE NEEDLE FMI BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL 8250779 30382903051978

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other