RELION INSULIN SYRINGE
Report
- Report Number
- 2243072-2020-00529
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 30, 2020
- Date of Event
- March 10, 2020
- Report Date
- April 10, 2020
- Manufacturer
- BD MEDICAL - DIABETES CARE
- Product Code
- FMF
- PMA / PMN Number
- K024112
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
THE FOLLOWING FIELDS HAVE BEEN UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED: B.5. DESCRIBE EVENT OR PROBLEM: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE NEEDLE SEPARATED FROM DEVICE AND STAYED IN VIAL WHEN DRAWING INSULIN WITH A RELION® INSULIN SYRINGE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: FOUND ANOTHER SYRINGE NEEDLE STAYED IN THE VIAL WHEN DRAWING UP INSULIN. D.1 MEDICAL DEVICE TYPE: FMF. D.3. MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURER: BD MEDICAL ¿ DIABETES CARE ¿ HOLDREGE, NE / 68949. D.4 MEDICAL DEVICE CATALOG #: 328509. D.4. MEDICAL DEVICE LOT #: 9189582. D.4. MEDICAL DEVICE EXPIRATION DATE: N/A. D.4. UNIQUE IDENTIFIER (UDI) #: (B)(4). G.2 MANUFACTURING LOCATION: BD MEDICAL ¿ DIABETES CARE ¿ HOLDREGE, NE / 68949. G.5. PMA / 510(K)#: K024112. H.4. DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE: 2019-08-26. H3 OTHER TEXT : SEE H.10.
INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: CUSTOMER RETURNED (60) 31GX8MM, 0.5ML RELION INSULIN SYRINGES IN SEALED POLYBAGS FROM LOT: 9189582. CONSUMER REPORTED FOUND 2 SYRINGES WITHOUT A NEEDLE WHEN REMOVED THE NEEDLE SHIELD; CONSUMER REPORTED FROM THIS SAME PACKET FOUND ANOTHER SYRINGE NEEDLE STAYED IN VIAL WHEN DRAWING UP INSULIN. 30 OUT OF THE 60 RETURNED SYRINGES WERE SELECTED AND EXAMINED, AND NONE OF THE 30 SYRINGES WERE MISSING A CANNULA. A UV LIGHT WAS USED TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF ADHESIVE ON ALL 30 TESTED SYRINGES. NO EVIDENCE OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT WAS OBSERVED. SINCE NO DEFECTS WERE OBSERVED ON THE TESTED SYRINGES THE ALLEGED ISSUES COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS COMPLETED FOR BATCH#: 9189582. ALL INSPECTIONS AND CHALLENGES WERE PERFORMED PER THE APPLICABLE OPERATIONS QC SPECIFICATIONS. THERE WERE ZERO (0) NOTIFICATIONS NOTED THAT PERTAINED TO THE COMPLAINT. INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION: BD WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CONFIRM THE CUSTOMER¿S INDICATED FAILURE. 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. ROOT CAUSE DESCRIPTION: ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME AS THE ISSUE IS UNCONFIRMED. RATIONALE: BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, NO ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION AND NO CAPA IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE NEEDLE SEPARATED FROM DEVICE AND STAYED IN VIAL WHEN DRAWING INSULIN WITH A RELION® INSULIN SYRINGE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: FOUND ANOTHER SYRINGE NEEDLE STAYED IN THE VIAL WHEN DRAWING UP INSULIN.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE NEEDLE SEPARATED FROM DEVICE AND STAYED IN VIAL WHEN DRAWING INSULIN WITH AN UNSPECIFIED BD SYRINGE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: FOUND ANOTHER SYRINGE NEEDLE STAYED IN THE VIAL WHEN DRAWING UP INSULIN.
UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER: THERE ARE MULTIPLE BD LOCATIONS WHERE THIS UNSPECIFIED BD DEVICE MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED. A CATALOG AND LOT NUMBER COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED FOR THIS INCIDENT AND WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED. THEREFORE, BD CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN (B)(4) HAS BEEN LISTED AND THE (B)(4) FDA REGISTRATION NUMBER HAS BEEN USED FOR THE MANUFACTURE REPORT NUMBER. DATE OF EVENT: UNKNOWN. THE DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN USED FOR THIS FIELD. MEDICAL DEVICE EXPIRATION DATE: UNKNOWN. A DEVICE EVALUATION IS ANTICIPATED, BUT HAS NOT YET BEGUN. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED. DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE: UNKNOWN.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE NEEDLE SEPARATED FROM DEVICE AND STAYED IN VIAL WHEN DRAWING INSULIN WITH AN UNSPECIFIED BD SYRINGE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: FOUND ANOTHER SYRINGE NEEDLE STAYED IN THE VIAL WHEN DRAWING UP INSULIN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365379 | RELION INSULIN SYRINGE | PISTON SYRINGE | FMF | BD MEDICAL - DIABETES CARE | 9189582 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |