FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD SAF-T-INTIMA¿ IV CATHETER SAFETY SYSTEM WITH Y ADAPTER

MDR report key: 9474974 · Received December 16, 2019

Report

Report Number
3006948883-2019-01094
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 16, 2019
Date of Event
November 28, 2019
Report Date
January 10, 2020
Manufacturer
BD RAPIS DIAGNOSTICS (SUZHOU) CO. LTD.
Product Code
FOZ
PMA / PMN Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CH
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

H.6. INVESTIGATION: A DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED FOR LOT NUMBER 9050849. OUR RECORDS SHOW THAT THIS IS THE ONLY INSTANCE OF THIS ISSUE OCCURRING IN THIS PRODUCTION BATCH. ACCORDING TO THE SAMPLING PLAN APPLIED FOR PRODUCT PERFORMANCE, THIS LOT WAS ACCEPTED AND RELEASED WITHOUT DEFECTS BEING NOTED DURING THE FINAL ASSEMBLY OR VISUAL INSPECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR ENGINEERS WERE ABLE TO EVALUATE THE EXPANDED TUBING IN THE DEVICE SUBMITTED. BASED ON THEIR EVALUATION AND THE DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT, THEY WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE MOST LIKELY ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT IS THE FORCING OF FLUID THROUGH THE DEVICE DURING INJECTION. THE BD INTIMA II IS AN INFUSION ONLY DEVICE AND IS NOT RATED FOR HIGH PRESSURE INJECTIONS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT ONE BD SAF-T-INTIMA¿ IV CATHETER SAFETY SYSTEM WITH Y ADAPTER HAS BEEN FOUND WITH DEFECTIVE TUBING DURING USE. THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT IN THE USE OF INTIMA NEEDLE FOR HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION, WHILE PUSHING CONTRAST AGENT INJECTION, THE LOCATION OF THE EXTENSION TUBE WAS BROKEN.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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 HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT ONE BD SAF-T-INTIMA¿ IV CATHETER SAFETY SYSTEM WITH Y ADAPTER HAS BEEN FOUND WITH DEFECTIVE TUBING DURING USE. THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT IN THE USE OF INTIMA NEEDLE FOR HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION, WHILE PUSHING CONTRAST AGENT INJECTION, THE LOCATION OF THE EXTENSION TUBE WAS BROKEN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1272138 BD SAF-T-INTIMA¿ IV CATHETER SAFETY SYSTEM WITH Y ADAPTER INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER FOZ BD RAPIS DIAGNOSTICS (SUZHOU) CO. LTD. 9050849

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other