BD PrecisionGlide 305107Recalls & reported problems
Becton, Dickinson And Company · NEEDLE 30GA 1/2IN · Class 2
Quick summary
This BD PrecisionGlide half-inch hypodermic needle is used for injections. The 38 reports mostly describe needles that are blocked or clogged so fluid will not come through, leaking or splashing liquid from the hub, and a few mentioning cracks, dark foreign material or debris on the needle, and needles arriving damaged in the box. No deaths and no injuries were reported. There are no recalls naming this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 37
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 37 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00382903051076), received between Oct 4, 2022 and Mar 17, 2026 — classified as 37 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Complete Blockage” (20 reports).
3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K021475); they may or may not involve this specific model.
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Complete Blockage20
- Leak/Splash11
- Contamination2
- Crack2
- Defective Component1
- Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material1
- Failure to Deliver1
- Material Puncture/Hole1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions35
- Discomfort1
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 37 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 17, 2026Contamination
IT IS REPORTED, ALUMINUM LIKE DEBRIS ON THE NEEDLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24617986 ↗MalfunctionNov 26, 2025Contamination; Contamination
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD NEEDLE 30GA 1/2IN HAD FOREIGN MATTER. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: DURING A ROUTINE PROCEDURE, BLACK FOREIGN MATTER WAS OBSERVED ON THE SURFACE OF THE NEEDLE IN USE. THE RESIDUE WAS NOTICED MID-TREATMENT AND APPEARED TO BE EMBEDDED OR ADHERED TO THE NEEDLE SHAFT. THE ORIGIN OF THE BLACK SUBSTANCE IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23655766 ↗MalfunctionSep 17, 2025Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD NEEDLE 30GA 1/2IN HAD LEAKAGE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: WHEN REMOVING THE NEEDLE AND PLACING IT IN THE SYRINGE, LIQUID WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM ONE OF THE SIDES OF THE NEEDLE IN ITS PROXIMAL AREA. OUTCOME OF THE EVENT: THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT OR TO THE STAFF WHO HANDLED THE MEDICAL DEVICE IS THE DEVICE AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION? NO DETECTION OF THE ADVERSE EVENT/INCIDENT: DURING USE OF THE MD DATE OF THE ADVERSE EVENT/INCIDENT: 06/16/2025 INDICATE WHETHER THE MEDICAL DEVICE HAS BEEN USED MORE THAN ONCE: NO NAME OF MEDICAL DEVICE: HYPODERMIC NEEDLE 30G X 1/2 (0.3MM X 13MM) BATCH: 4060069 MODEL: REF: 305107 INITIAL DIAGNOSIS OF THE PATIENT: D485-TUMOR OF UNCERTAIN OR UNKNOWN BEHAVIOR OF THE SKIN. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 03SEP2025 EMAIL FOLLOW UP: - COULD YOU PLEASE SEND PHOTO SAMPLES/VIDEOS OF THE SAMPLE? WE DO NOT HAVE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE AS THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED BY THE INSTITUTION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23080228 ↗MalfunctionFeb 25, 2025Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
THE NEEDLE TIP GOT CLOGGED WHILE PREPARING THE MEDICATION. NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21458832 ↗MalfunctionFeb 24, 2025Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
DESCRIPTION: THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINED THAT THE NEEDLE WAS FOUND BLOCKED AFTER CONNECTING TO THE SYRINGE BEFORE INJECTION. NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21448159 ↗MalfunctionFeb 23, 2025Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21442746 ↗MalfunctionFeb 23, 2025Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
THE NEEDLES COME OUT DAMAGED THE LIQUID OF THE PRODUCT DOES NOT COME OUT. I LIST THE BATCHES REPORTED ON THE DATES INDICATED. ONE REPORTED THIS MONTH IS ADDED. DATE: LOT: 26/08/2024, 3179292, 16/09/2024, 3179292, 06/11/2024, 20230331, 25/11/2024, 3284681, 12/12/2024, 3284681, 21/01/2025, 3271799.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21442744 ↗MalfunctionFeb 19, 2025Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21410387 ↗MalfunctionJan 23, 2025Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21218005 ↗MalfunctionDec 15, 2024Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
ANOTHER CASE OF NEEDLE'S BLOCKAGE FROM CUSTOMER. NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20935314 ↗MalfunctionNov 20, 2024Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash
THE USER PRESSED THE PLUNGER AFTER CONNECTING THE SYRINGE TO THE NEEDLE AND FOUND A LEAK IN THE NEEDLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20732970 ↗MalfunctionNov 14, 2024Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20682864 ↗MalfunctionOct 8, 2024Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
COMPLAINT FROM HONG KONG SANATORIUM & HOSPITAL. THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINED THAT THE NEEDLE WAS FOUND BLOCKED AFTER CONNECTING TO THE SYRINGE BEFORE INJECTION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20399963 ↗MalfunctionSep 18, 2024Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
USER FEEDBACK ON THE DIFFICULTIES TO INJECT USING OUR NEEDLE 30G. USER FEEL THERE'S SOME BLOCKAGE INSIDE THE NEEDLE. FEW INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITHIN THE SAME LOT NUMBER, THEY CHANGED TO A DIFFERENT LOT NUMBER AND THE INJECTION WAS SMOOTH.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20245457 ↗MalfunctionSep 10, 2024Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
BD 30G NEEDLE CANNOT WITHDRAW AND ALSO CANNOT DELIVER THE DRUG FLUID. LOOK LIKE ITS BORE HOLE IS BLOCKED. IT HAPPENED WHEN THEY ARE WITHDRAWING THE DRUGS. THEY CHANGED TO OTHER ONE, THIS NEW ONE CAN WITHDRAW AND CAN INJECTING THE MEDICINAL FLUID TO THE PATIENT. BUT, IN THE OTHER OCCASION THE NEEDLE ALSO CANNOT INJECT THE MEDICINAL FLUID. TOTAL ABOUT 8 PIECES BD NEEDLE THAT EXPERIENCE THIS CASE. WE PROVIDED VIDEO COMPARATOR OF BD NEEDLE 30G VERSUS ORIGINAL NEEDLE OF 1ML SYRINGE WHEN WITHDRAW AND DELIVER FLUID. WHEN TESTING USED NORMAL SALINE THE BD 30G CANNOT WITHDRAW AND DELIVER THE FLUID AS SEEN IN THE VIDEO.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20180512 ↗MalfunctionAug 27, 2024Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
COMPLAINT FROM XXXXXX HOSPITAL. THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINED THAT THE NEEDLE WAS FOUND BLOCKED AFTER CONNECTING TO THE SYRINGE BEFORE INJECTION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20077231 ↗MalfunctionAug 22, 2024Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
THE NEEDLE TIP IS CLOGGED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20033838 ↗MalfunctionApr 24, 2024Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
UNAVAILABLE NEEDLE. THE NEEDLE HOLE IS BLOCKED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19174389 ↗MalfunctionMar 13, 2024Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
THE CLIENT CHECKED THE OPENNESS OF THE NEEDLE BEFORE INJECTING THE DRUG INTO THE PATIENT, BUT FOUND THE NEEDLE BLOCKED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18894220 ↗MalfunctionFeb 26, 2024Defective Component; Defective Component
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED. THERE IS A HOLE IN THE HUB, SO THE CHEMICAL LIQUID LEAKS OUT THROUGH THE HOLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18776895 ↗MalfunctionFeb 13, 2024Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
ADDITIONAL BATCH PROVIDED: 3144638.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18697325 ↗MalfunctionFeb 13, 2024Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
WHEN THE USER SHOOT THRU NEEDLE, THE FLUID DOESN'T INJECT DUE TO BLOCKING. THERE IS A NO SAMPLE AVAILABLE SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEND SAME LOT PRODUCT. NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18694520 ↗MalfunctionFeb 2, 2024Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
COMPLAINT FROM (B)(6) HOSPITAL. THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINED THAT AFTER WITHDRAWING DRUGS THROUGH THE NEEDLE AND THEN INJECTED IT TO THE PATIENT, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DRUG WAS BLOCKED AND COULD NOT BE PUSHED INTO THE PATIENT. NO PATIENT HARM
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18634469 ↗MalfunctionJan 24, 2024Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash
MalfunctionJan 18, 2024Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K021475. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0588-2021 · Nov 18, 2020 · TerminatedBD PrecisionGlide Needle 30G x 1/2 (0.3 mm X 13mm) REF 305106 - Product Usage: used for general purpose injection and aspiration of fluids from vials, ampoules and parts of the bo
- Z-0207-2018 · May 31, 2017 · TerminatedBD Precision Glide Needle 18G x 1 RB, Catalog 305195 Product Usage: These needles are intended for general purpose fluid injection/aspiration, infusion, venipuncture to obtain bl
- Z-1009-2012 · Oct 8, 2011 · TerminatedBD 30G1/2" Precision Glide" Needle Needles are used for aspiration and injection of medications
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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.