It was reported that the end cap was defective on the bd intima-ii¿ closed iv catheter system.The following information was provided by the initial reporter, translated from (b)(6) to english: the prn of the indwelling needle was found to be blocked when the patient was given transfusion, so the infusion could not be carried out smoothly.
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Investigation summary: in response to the event, a device history review was conducted for lot number 0322630.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.A sample could not be obtained for evaluation and testing; in lieu of the affected device, functional testing was performed on retention samples for this lot, the results of these show that the tested units performed within product specifications.Unfortunately without the ability to investigate the affected unit our quality engineers were unable to determine the root cause for this complaint.
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