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The customer reported that the nurses went to engage the safety and the needle bent and they got a stick from the needle, and also mentioned that the safety part isn't coming off on some of these and the safety part just keeps turning.Medline received 4bx of (b)(6)hypodermic safety needle in new condition, randomly selected 60 samples to perform visual and functional testing, performed visual inspection, and performed functionality testing by activating the safety mechanism using a hard surface and thumb activation.The complaint was not confirmed.The visual inspection revealed no manufacturing defects preventing the samples to work as intended; the needles were securely covered at all times after the safety mechanism was activated, all needles remained firmly attached to their hub, and the samples worked as intended.There were no reports of death, serious injury, medical intervention, or follow up care.It has been determined that the reported event could cause or contribute to serious injury if it were to occur again.In an abundance of caution, this is a reportable event.If additional information becomes available this report will be reopened and reevaluated.This medical device report (mdr) is being submitted as part of retrospective review activities, which include review of historical data in accordance with regulations at 21 cfr part 803.The information included in this mdr reflects the information reasonably known to the manufacturer at the time of this retrospective review and submission.
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