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305274 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
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| Date of Event |
08/01/2024
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H.3.If a device evaluation and/or device history review is completed, a supplemental report will be filed.
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Event or Problem Description
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Material: 305274 batch#: 2265888.It was reported that the bd syringe integra 3ml w/ndl 21x1-1/2 rb tw needle pulled out the hub.The following information was provided by the initial reporter: rcc received a complaint via phone.Pir attached customer states that his wife was giving him a shot in his buttock and when the wife withdrew, the needle was missing.The customer went to the er to get an x-ray and the needle is in his buttock.He is going to have to have surgery to remove it.Product number: 305274; lot number: 2265888.Customer would like an ack letter and closure letter.Additional information provided: i'm sorry for the delay in response but i will give you the details i gave for the initial call on (b)(6) 2024.1.The event occurred on 01 august 2024, at my home, near midnight.My wife was giving me a testosterone injection in my left gluteus maximus when she exclaimed "oh my god! the needle just disappeared into your butt!" 2.What physical sample? the left-over syringe with the needle missing? that i have and is at my home.3.I arrived at (b)(6) emergency room around 1 am on (b)(6) 2024.They were unable to remove the needle and recommended i see a general surgeon.I contacted a general surgeon on (b)(6) 2024 and was told he had no availability until (b)(6) 2024 at 1:45 pm.I saw dr.(b)(6) on (b)(6) 2024 and he said that they only took x-rays at the er and to pinpoint the exact location a ct should have been ordered.He wrote an order for a ct and told me make a follow-up appointment after the ct.I got the ct that day at seton imaging located on the (b)(6) hospital.I was able to make a follow-up appointment for dr.(b)(6) at 1 pm on (b)(6) 2024.4.I have pictures of the needle packaging and the syringe without the needle.Please note: i have a spinal cord injury due to a parachute accident while on active duty and have had three lower lumbar surgeries and had a spinal cord stimulator implanted to help with the chronic pain.I currently have ongoing back issues in the cervical and thoracic spinal area and need periodic mri's for that and a small tumor on my pituitary gland.
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Event or Problem Description
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No additional information was provided.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4) follow up mdr for device evaluation.Three photos were provided to our quality team for investigation.One image shows the top web graphics side of a blister package.The following image shows an integra syringe with a cutter exposed through the stopper.The third image shows a needle hub attached to an integra syringe, a spring, and the cutter exposed through the stopper.The reported defect cannot be confirmed from the photos provided.Please note that this product has a retractable needle design.The metal cannula of the needle retracts into the inner plunger rod for safety.Since no samples displaying the reported condition were received, a potential root cause could not be defined, and corrective actions are unnecessary.A physical sample is required for a more thorough evaluation and potential root cause determination.Furthermore, a device history record review was completed for provided lot number 2265888.A review showed no rejected inspections or quality issues during the production that could have contributed to the reported defect.
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