FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD PRECISIONGLIDE¿ NEEDLE

MDR report key: 9384951 · Received November 27, 2019

Report

Report Number
3003916417-2019-00597
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 27, 2019
Date of Event
November 12, 2019
Report Date
January 9, 2020
Manufacturer
BECTON DICKINSON IND. CIRURGICAS LTDA
Product Code
FMI
PMA / PMN Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

H.6. INVESTIGATION: 12 SAMPLES WERE RECEIVED. THEY CAME IN AN OPEN PACKAGING BLISTER AND THEY ALL HAVE THE PLASTIC SHIELD. THEY WERE TESTED BY CONNECTING EACH OF THEM TO A SYRINGE WITH SALINE SOLUTION. THE SOLUTION DIDN¿T GO THROUGH THE NEEDLE. FAILURE MODE WAS VERIFIED. FOREIGN MATERIAL (FM) CAN BE INTRODUCED TO THE FLUID PATH DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS WHICH COULD CAUSE THE NEEDLE TO BECOME CLOGGED. ALL PRODUCT IS AUTOMATICALLY CHECKED FOR CLOGGED NEEDLES DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING USE OF THE BD PRECISIONGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE NEEDLE BEING CLOGGED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE TO ENGLISH: I USE BD NEEDLES A LOT (30G X ½). IT IS NORMAL ABOUT 3 PER BOX OF 100 UNITS, COME CLOGGED AND CAN NOT BE USED. IN MY LAST PURCHASE I RECEIVED NEEDLES FROM LOT 9112781 MANUFACTURED IN MAY 2019, AND SOME 15 UNITS PER BOX ARE COMING CLOGGED. BESIDES NOT BEING ABLE TO ENJOY EACH UNIT, IT HINDERS THE SERVICE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DATE OF EVENT: UNKNOWN. THE DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN USED FOR THIS FIELD. (B)(6). 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 DURING USE OF THE BD PRECISIONGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE NEEDLE BEING CLOGGED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE TO ENGLISH: I USE BD NEEDLES A LOT (30G X ½). IT IS NORMAL ABOUT 3 PER BOX OF 100 UNITS, COME CLOGGED AND CAN NOT BE USED. IN MY LAST PURCHASE I RECEIVED NEEDLES FROM LOT 9112781 MANUFACTURED IN MAY 2019, AND SOME 15 UNITS PER BOX ARE COMING CLOGGED. BESIDES NOT BEING ABLE TO ENJOY EACH UNIT, IT HINDERS THE SERVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1182583 BD PRECISIONGLIDE¿ NEEDLE NEEDLE FMI BECTON DICKINSON IND. CIRURGICAS LTDA 9112781

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other