MAUDE Adverse Event Report: BECTON DICKINSON BD SHARPS CONTAINER¿ 1.4 QT HOME; HYPODERMIC SINGLE LUMEN NEEDLE

Catalog Number	323487
Medical Device Problem Code	Difficult to Open or Close (2921)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	04/11/2019
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
For oem manufacturing sites: in this mdr, bd corporate headquarters in (b)(4) has been listed as (b)(4) is an oem manufacturing site.Date of event: unknown.Medical device expiration date: unknown.Device manufacture date: unknown.Investigation summary: level a investigation.Complaint evaluation / complaint history check for the event(s) that occurred.Severity: s_1__; occurrence: unable to perform complaint lot history check due to unknown lot number.Investigation summary: no samples (including photos) were returned therefore the complaint could not be confirmed and the root cause is undetermined.Complaints received for this device and reported condition will continue to be tracked and trended.If samples are received in the future the complaint will be reopened for further investigation.Unable to perform dhr review due to unknown lot number.As no samples and/or photo(s) were received the investigation concluded: unconfirmed: bd was not able to duplicate or confirm the customer¿s indicated failure as no samples or photos were returned.Root cause description: root cause cannot be determined at this time as the issue is unconfirmed as no samples or photos were returned.Rationale: based on the investigation, no additional investigation and no capa is required at this time.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that there was difficulty opening lid with a bd sharps container¿ 1.4 qt home.The following information was provided by the initial reporter: consumer reported the sharp container had its lid closed and cannot open it.

• Brand Name: BD SHARPS CONTAINER¿ 1.4 QT HOME
• Common Device Name: HYPODERMIC SINGLE LUMEN NEEDLE
• Manufacturer (Section D): BECTON DICKINSON; 1 becton drive; franklin lakes NJ 07417
• MDR Report Key: 8541613
• Report Number: 2243072-2019-00768
• Device Sequence Number: 313596
• Product Code: FMI
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10885403960109
• UDI-Public: 10885403960109
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: OR
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K943139
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: consumer,other
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 04/15/2019

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: Lay User/Patient
• Device Catalogue Number: 323487
• Device Lot Number: UNKNOWN
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/11/2019
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/23/2019
• 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