MAUDE Adverse Event Report: BD CARIBE LTD. BD MICROTAINER® PST¿ TUBES WITH LH (LITHIUM HEPARIN); BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION DEVICE

Catalog Number	365987
Medical Device Problem Code	Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material (2944)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Information (3190)
Date of Event	09/10/2017
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Bd received samples from the customer facility for investigation.The samples were evaluated and the customer's indicated failure mode with the incident lot was observed.Additionally, retention samples were selected for evaluation, and the customer's indicated failure mode was not observed.A review of the manufacturing records was completed for the incident lot and no issues were identified.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that bd microtainer® pst¿ tubes with lh lithium heparin had a sticky substance inside the tube with a stringy substance attached to the cap.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Medical device manufacturer corrected to (b)(4).Manufacturing device updated to (b)(4).

• Brand Name: BD MICROTAINER® PST¿ TUBES WITH LH (LITHIUM HEPARIN)
• Common Device Name: BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION DEVICE
• Manufacturer (Section D): BD CARIBE LTD.; road 31; k.m. 24.3; juncos PR
• MDR Report Key: 7567412
• Report Number: 2618282-2018-00511
• Device Sequence Number: 13833857
• Product Code: JKA
• UDI-Device Identifier: 50382903659871
• UDI-Public: 50382903659871
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CA
• PMA/510(K) Number: K991702
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: foreign,other,user facility
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 06/11/2018

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Other
• Device Expiration Date: 04/30/2018
• Device Catalogue Number: 365987
• Device Lot Number: 704072N
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 11/15/2017
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 10/23/2017
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 10/23/2017
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 06/04/2018
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 06/14/2018
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Other