FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYRINGE 3ML LS 200 S/C

MDR report key: 9147852 · Received October 2, 2019

Report

Report Number
1213809-2019-00995
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 2, 2019
Date of Event
September 13, 2019
Report Date
November 26, 2019
Manufacturer
BECTON DICKINSON MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
FMF
UDI-DI
30382903096566
PMA / PMN Number
K980987
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

INVESTIGATION: THREE PHOTOS WERE RECEIVED AND EVALUATED. TWO PHOTOS DISPLAYED A TOTAL OF FOUR 3ML SYRINGES WITH VARYING DEGREES OF ROLLED SCALE AND MISSING SCALE. ONE PHOTO SHOWED A 200-COUNT LABEL FROM BATCH 9002521 (P/N 309656). THE MISSING SCALE WAS REJECTABLE PER PRODUCT SPECIFICATION. POTENTIAL ROOT CAUSE FOR THE MISSING PRINT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRINTING PROCESS. IT IS LIKELY A PRINTING COMPONENT GRADUALLY SLIPPED OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSING THE PRINT TO BE APPLIED ON THE INCORRECT POSITION ON THE BARREL. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE VARIANCE OF THE MISSING SCALE. THE POTENTIAL ROOT CAUSE FOR THE PRODUCT BEING DISTRIBUTED IS ASSOCIATED WITH INSUFFICIENT CONTAINMENT. THE MISSING PRINT WAS DISCOVERED DURING MANUFACTURING AND CONTAINMENT ACTIONS WERE ADMINISTERED BUT DEFECTIVE PRODUCT WAS STILL PACKAGED AND DISTRIBUTED. THE PRINTING COMPONENTS INVOLVED IN THE ROLLED SCALE WERE REPLACED 10/14/2019. FOR INSUFFICIENT CONTAINMENT, CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ACTION, CAPA#753644, WAS OPENED AND IMPLEMENTED 8/26/2019.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT SCALE MARKING ERROR OCCURRED WITH A SYRINGE 3ML LS 200 S/C. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, "THE LINES FOR MEASURING ARE NOT PRINTED ON THE SYRINGES."

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 SCALE MARKING ERROR OCCURRED WITH A SYRINGE 3ML LS 200 S/C. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, "THE LINES FOR MEASURING ARE NOT PRINTED ON THE SYRINGES."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
942783 SYRINGE 3ML LS 200 S/C PISTON SYRINGE FMF BECTON DICKINSON MEDICAL SYSTEMS 9002521 30382903096566

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other