FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NEEDLE FILTER BLUNT FILL 18X1-1/2

MDR report key: 9772166 · Received February 28, 2020

Report

Report Number
1911916-2020-00200
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 28, 2020
Date of Event
February 24, 2020
Report Date
February 25, 2020
Manufacturer
BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL
Product Code
GAA
UDI-DI
30382903052111
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IT
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DATE OF EVENT: UNKNOWN. THE DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN USED FOR THIS FIELD. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: 1 PHOTO WAS PROVIDED. IT SHOWS A PACKAGING BLISTER WITH THE TOP WEB, IT IS TORN ON THE BOTTOM PART OF THE NEEDLE ASSEMBLY; THE PLASTIC NEEDLE HUB IS VISIBLE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE PART WAS OPENED BY PUSHING THE NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND GETTING TORN THE TOP WEB INSTEAD OF PULLING APART THE BOTTOM-TOP WEB. WHILE THE SYMPTOM IS CONFIRMED; IT IS UNCLEAR HOW THIS DAMAGED HAPPENED. 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: THIS IS THE 1ST COMPLAINT FOR LOT # 8206851 FOR THIS TYPE OF DEFECT OR SYMPTOM. THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS TYPE OF DEFECT DURING THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION RUN OF THIS BATCH. ROOT CAUSE DESCRIPTION: UNDETERMINED. RATIONALE: CAPA NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF NEEDLE FILTER BLUNT FILL 18X1-1/2 EXPERIENCED A DAMAGED OR OPEN UNIT PACKAGE/SEAL WHERE THE STERILITY OF THE PRODUCT IS COMPROMISED. PRODUCT DEFECT WAS NOTED PRIOR TO USE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: I¿M WRITING BECAUSE A NOTIFICATION ON BATCH 8206851 OF FILTER NEEDLES 18G CODE K272200 HAS BEEN RECEIVED. THE CLAIM IS RELATED TO A TORN NEEDLE POCKET.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
235645 NEEDLE FILTER BLUNT FILL 18X1-1/2 MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR GENERAL USE GAA BD MEDICAL (BD WEST) MEDICAL SURGICAL 305211 8206851 30382903052111

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other