It was reported that the bd integra¿ 3 ml syringe with detachable needle experienced a needle that was loose/pulled out of hub during use.The following information was provided by the initial reporter: material no.: 305269, batch no.: unknown.Complaint 2 of 3.Customer called and stated that they had 3 separate instances with this product, but she only has the lot for 1, and is not sure if the other needles were part of the same lot.In the second instance, when the nurse tried to give the vaccine, the med would not push through.Per email: did the reported issues result in any serious injury, adverse event, change/delay in treatment, or medical intervention to prevent injury? in the second incident the needle dislodged from the syringe as the nurse was administering the vaccine, leaving the needle in the child's leg and spilling vaccine out of the syringe on to the child's leg.For the syringe that did not allow medication through, was the issue that the needle seemed clogged, plunger was difficult to move, or other issue? it seemed as if needle was blocked causing pressure to build up.When the medication spilled, was the medication hazardous and exposed to the skin of the patient or user? vaccines used were not hazardous to the skin.Are any of the affected devices available to be sent to bd for evaluation? i have two of the syringes from incidents.Are any patient identifiers available? no.
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