| Model Number |
367899 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Difficult to Remove (1528)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
12/06/2022
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Device evaluated by mfr: a device evaluation is anticipated, but has not yet begun.Upon completion of the investigation, a supplemental report will be filed.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported when using the bd vacutainer® k2 edta (k2e) 10.8mg blood collection tube the rubber stopper remained in tube (stopper/shield separation).The following information was provided by the initial reporter.The customer stated: there is an "issue with the stopper was not fully removed from bd vacutainer tubes.".
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported when using the bd vacutainer® k2 edta (k2e) 10.8mg blood collection tube the rubber stopper remained in tube (stopper/shield separation).The following information was provided by the initial reporter.The customer stated: there is an "issue with the stopper was not fully removed from bd vacutainer tubes.".
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H.6.Investigation summary: bd had not received samples or photos from the customer in support of this complaint catalog 367899, lot number 2200157.100 retentions were visually inspected with no issues being identified.10 production lot in-house retention tubes were draw tested.All tubes were within specification limits with no issues identified with the stopper function.40 retention samples were evaluated by functional testing and the issue of closure separation was not observed.The device history records were reviewed with no issues being identified.There were no related quality notifications.All process and final inspections comply with specification requirements.Additionally, the ongoing investigation into customer closure separation (decapping) failures has made progress in the last few months.Bd performed a thorough investigation into this issue utilizing root cause analysis tools.Bd identified two potential root causes, and product was manufactured under different experimental conditions to evaluate the potential causes.The product samples were tested to verify key factors in production that may contribute to the separation of the cap from the stopper in automation lines delivering tubes to analyzers.During root cause analysis sessions and testing, bd identified our internal testing method for stopper function required improvement to better reflect the dynamics and forces seen at the decapping step in tube automation lines.This method has been released and continues to be tested in parallel with historic methods to verify effectiveness in replicating the field failures.To date it has been able to better reflect the performance seen at our customer sites and we are moving to fully validate it for use on our design specifications in the future.To date bd has not been able to identify a definitive root cause, but our r&d team will continue to investigate complaints for this defect.A complaint history review was conducted, and no trends were identified.Based on the severity and occurrence rate of this issue no corrective action will be taken at this time.Complaints received for this device and reported condition will continue to be tracked and trended.Information will be captured on trend reports and monitored.Our business team regularly reviews the collected data for identification of emerging trends.H3 other text : see h10.
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