MAUDE Adverse Event Report: BECTON DICKINSON BD¿ HOME SHARPS CONTAINER; SHARPS COLLECTOR

Catalog Number 323487

Device Problem Difficult to Open or Close (2921)

Patient Problem No Patient Involvement (2645)

Event Date 05/20/2019

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

Oem manufacturer: the manufacturing location for this product is (b)(4).This site is an oem manufacturing site.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.

Event Description

It was reported that the lid was found closed on the bd¿ home sharps container before use.The following information was provided by the initial reporter: "consumer reported his sharps container lid was closed right out of the box.".

Manufacturer Narrative

H.6.Investigation summary: no samples (including photos) were returned therefore the complaint could not be confirmed and the root cause is undetermined.Complaints received for this device and reported condition will continue to be tracked and trended.If samples are received in the future the complaint will be reopened for further investigation.Unable to perform dhr check for difficult/unable to operate (lid closed) due to unknown lot number.As no samples and/or photo(s) were received the investigation concluded: -unconfirmed: bd was not able to duplicate or confirm the customer¿s indicated failure as no samples or photos were returned.Based on the above, no additional investigation and no capa is required at this time.H3 other text: see section h.10.

Event Description

It was reported that the lid was found closed on the bd¿ home sharps container before use.The following information was provided by the initial reporter: "consumer reported his sharps container lid was closed right out of the box.".

Event Description

It was reported that the lid was found closed on the bd¿ home sharps container before use.The following information was provided by the initial reporter: "consumer reported his sharps container lid was closed right out of the box.".

Manufacturer Narrative

Correction: upon further review of this complaint it has been determined that this incident has been reported in error.The lid of the sharps container was closed out of the box rendering it inoperable and requiring replacement.Therefore this issue is not an mdr reportable malfunction.H3 other text : see section h.10.

• Brand Name: BD¿ HOME SHARPS CONTAINER
• Type of Device: SHARPS COLLECTOR
• Manufacturer (Section D): BECTON DICKINSON; 1 becton drive; franklin lakes NJ 07417
• MDR Report Key: 9142342
• MDR Text Key: 172436881
• Report Number: 2243072-2019-02171
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: FMI
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10885403960109
• UDI-Public: 10885403960109
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K943139
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: consumer,other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 10/10/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 10/01/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Lay User/Patient
• Device Catalogue Number: 323487
• Device Lot Number: UNKNOWN
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 05/20/2019
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Other