BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    BD VACUTAINER® BLOOD ALCOHOL DETERMINATIONS SODIUM FLUORIDE

    MDR report key: 8799745 · Received July 17, 2019

    Report

    Report Number
    1917413-2019-01768
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    July 17, 2019
    Date of Event
    July 3, 2019
    Report Date
    July 30, 2019
    Manufacturer
    BECTON, DICKINSON & CO. (BROKEN BOW)
    Product Code
    JKA
    UDI-DI
    50382903670012
    PMA / PMN Number
    K901449
    Removal / Correction Number
    PAS-19-1461
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    AL, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    H.6. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: THIS COMPLAINT IS UNDER THE SCOPE OF FIELD ACTION # PAS-19-1461. BD RECEIVED SAMPLES AND PHOTOS FROM THE CUSTOMER FACILITY FOR INVESTIGATION. THE PHOTOS WERE EVALUATED AND THE CUSTOMER¿S INDICATED FAILURE MODE FOR INSUFFICIENT ADDITIVE WITH THE INCIDENT LOT WAS OBSERVED. ADDITIONALLY, EVALUATION OF THE CUSTOMER SAMPLES WAS PERFORMED AND TUBES WITH INSUFFICIENT ADDITIVE WERE 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 CUSTOMER PHOTOS, THE CUSTOMER¿S INDICATED FAILURE MODE FOR INSUFFICIENT ADDITIVE WITH THE INCIDENT LOT WAS OBSERVED. ADDITIONALLY, EVALUATION OF THE CUSTOMER SAMPLES WAS CONDUCTED AND TUBES WITH INSUFFICIENT ADDITIVE WERE 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. CAPA 842998. 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. H.7. REMEDIAL ACTION REQUIRED: THIS INFORMATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH FIELD ACTION # 2243072-05/09/2019-008-R 1. RECALL SUMMARY: BD IS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL FOR THE BD VACUTAINER® FLUORIDE TUBES FOR BLOOD ALCOHOL DETERMINATIONS, CATALOG# 367001, LOT #8187663. THE RECALLED LOT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO HAVE NO ADDITIVE WITHIN THE TUBE. 2. PRODUCT AND SCOPE: BD VACUTAINER® FLUORIDE TUBES FOR BLOOD ALCOHOL DETERMINATIONS. 3. DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE: THE RECALLED LOT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO HAVE NO ADDITIVE WITHIN THE TUBE (SEE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY BELOW FOR SCOPING DETAILS). BD PAS IDENTIFIED THIS ISSUE THRU THE BD COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION SYSTEM. 4. SUMMARY TABLE OF THE # OF COMPLAINTS AND MDRS IN SCOPE: PER 806 # 2243072-05/09/2019-008-R DATED JUNE 28, 2019, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 2 COMPLAINTS AND 2 MDRS WITHIN SCOPE: COMPLAINT: (B)(4) / MDR: 1917413-2018-04055 COMPLAINT: (B)(4) / MDR: 1917413-2018-04112 5. HHE SUMMARY: THE DEFECT FOR THIS PRODUCT IS RELATIVELY VISIBLE, AND FOLLOWING CLSI RECOMMENDED CLINICAL PRACTICE, THE PRODUCT WOULD BE INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE AND NOT BE USED FOR TESTING. HOWEVER, IF THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT WAS USED FOR TESTING IT IS CRUCIAL TO BE ABLE TO STATE WITH CONFIDENCE THAT A REPORTED AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL WAS, IN FACT, PRESENT. IF COLLECTED AND TESTED, THE TUBES LACKING THE ADDITIVES, WILL ESSENTIALLY YIELD A CLOTTED SAMPLE THAT WOULD BE REJECTED. IF THESE SAMPLES DID GET TESTED, LITERATURE STATES THAT SAMPLES WITHOUT THIS PRESERVATIVE HAVE YIELDED RELIABLE RESULTS FOR SAMPLES STORED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE (25OC) FOR 2 DAYS. THE PATIENT WOULD BE TREATED BASED ON THEIR CLINICAL PICTURE AS PER CLINICAL PRACTICE, REGARDLESS OF THE RESULT WHEN THE PATIENT'S CLINICAL STATUS IS ASSESSED. IN CASE THE CLOTTED SAMPLES WERE NOT REJECTED AND SERUM WAS INADVERTENTLY TESTED AFTER 2 DAYS, THERE MAY BE A REMOTE CHANCE OF ERRONEOUS RESULTS, HOWEVER TREATMENT IS NOT DEPENDENT ON THE RESULT. ALSO, THE CHANCE OF BLOOD ALCOHOL TESTING AFTER TWO DAYS IS UNLIKELY. SINCE ALCOHOL RESULTS FROM SERUM SAMPLES LACK FORENSIC VALUE, CLOTTED SAMPLES WOULD NOT BE SUITABLE FOR TESTING DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF A RELIABLE CONVERSION FACTOR FROM SERUM TO WHOLE BLOOD. THEREFORE THE RESULTS COULD NOT BE USED FOR LEGAL REASONS. THE OVERALL HEALTH RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEFECT IS CONSIDERED VERY LOW. 6. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: DHR REVIEW WAS PERFORMED AND FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE PRODUCT IN SCOPE. EVALUATION OF 200 TOTAL COMPLAINT SAMPLES VISUALLY CONFIRMED ¿INCORRECT ADDITIVE QUANTITY¿. ADDITIONALLY, 100 RETAIN SAMPLES FROM LOT 8187663 WERE EVALUATED, THESE SAMPLES DID NOT INDICATE ¿INCORRECT ADDITIVE QUANTITY¿. ALL PROCESS AND FINAL INSPECTIONS COMPLY WITH SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. SUBSEQUENTLY, VIDEO FOOTAGE AT THE FILLING OPERATION WAS REVIEWED, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT A 300 TUBE BATCH TRAY WAS INADVERTENTLY REMOVED FROM THE LINE PRIOR TO THE POWDER FILLING DISPENSING OPERATION, THIS UNFILLED TRAY WAS THEN PLACED ONTO A PALLET WITH POWDER FILLED PRODUCT. BD PAS HAS INITIATED CAPA 842998 TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND IMPLEMENT CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. 7. RECALL REFERENCE #, EITHER BD INTERNAL OR RES/Z# PLEASE REFERENCE BD RECALL # PAS-19-1461.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT BD VACUTAINER® BLOOD ALCOHOL DETERMINATIONS SODIUM FLUORIDE TUBES WERE FOUND WITHOUT ADDITIVE. THIS OCCURRED ON 73 OCCASIONS BEFORE USE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: MATERIAL NO: 367001 BATCH NO: 8187663. IT WAS REPORTED 73 TUBES WERE FOUND WITHOUT ADDITIVE. WE FOUND 73 TUBES WITHOUT ADDITIVE. THAT MEANS 273/300 HAVE NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED FROM THE (B)(4) LOT. DATE DISCOVERED WAS NOT INITIALLY PROVIDED BY CUSTOMER.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    DATE OF EVENT: UNKNOWN. A DEVICE EVALUATION AND/OR DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW IS ANTICIPATED, BUT IS NOT COMPLETE. UPON COMPLETION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT BD VACUTAINER® BLOOD ALCOHOL DETERMINATIONS SODIUM FLUORIDE TUBES WERE FOUND WITHOUT ADDITIVE. THIS OCCURRED ON 73 OCCASIONS BEFORE USE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: MATERIAL NO: 367001 BATCH NO: 8187663. IT WAS REPORTED 73 TUBES WERE FOUND WITHOUT ADDITIVE. WE FOUND 73 TUBES WITHOUT ADDITIVE. THAT MEANS 273/300 HAVE NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED FROM THE 240,000 LOT. DATE DISCOVERED WAS NOT INITIALLY PROVIDED BY CUSTOMER.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    593811 BD VACUTAINER® BLOOD ALCOHOL DETERMINATIONS SODIUM FLUORIDE BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION DEVICE JKA BECTON, DICKINSON & CO. (BROKEN BOW) 8187663 50382903670012

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Other