N/A 305167Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 32 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00382903051670), received between Jul 17, 2019 and Feb 25, 2026 — classified as 1 injury, 31 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Leak/Splash” (15 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.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 32 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionFeb 25, 2026Material Separation

  IT IS REPORTED NEEDLE SEPARATION FROM HUB. DESCRIPTION: FITCH WAS DOING A CORTISONE IN A PATIENT'S LEFT KNEE AND SHE WENT TO REMOVE THE NEEDLE FROM THE PATIENT'S KNEE AND THE GREEN PART OF THE NEEDLE SEPARATED FROM THE NEEDLE ITSELF. THE NEEDLE WAS STUCK IN THE PATIENT'S KNEE AND KIM WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OUT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24442016 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 26, 2025Contamination /Decontamination Problem; Contamination /Decontamination Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD NEEDLE 21X1-1/2 RB HAD FOREIGN MATTER. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: MATERIAL#: 305167, LOT#: (B)(4). RCC RECEIVED A COMPLAINT VIA EMAIL. STERILE NEEDLE FOUND WITH GRAY/BLACK PARTICULATE BETWEEN NEEDLE AND COVER. MODEL#: 305167, LOT#: 5029915.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23658269 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 12, 2025Inaccurate Information; Inaccurate Information

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD NEEDLE 21X1-1/2 RB LABEL CONTENT WAS INCORRECT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: MATERIAL # 305167. BATCH # 5064179. VERBATIM: RCC RECEIVED A COMPLAINT VIA EMAIL. CAN YOU PLEASE REVIEW THE ATTACHED PDF DOCUMENT AND LET ME KNOW WHY THE EXPIRATION DATES ARE DIFFERENT ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE DISCREPANCY FOR ITEM 305167 PO # (B)(6). THE LABEL ON THE SYRINGES ITSELF HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 2030-03-31 BUT THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FROM BD AND THE OUTER BOX HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 2029-03-31. COULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE A DOCUMENT EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO EXPIRIES FOR THE SAME BD LOT?

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23532707 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 15, 2025Labelling, Instructions for Use or Training Problem; Labelling, Instructions for Use or Training Problem

  NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22507149 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 4, 2025Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21513919 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 3, 2024Material Puncture/Hole; Material Puncture/Hole

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED. NO ADVERSE EVENT OR SERIOUS INJURY REPORTED. MATERIAL # 305167; BATCH # 2228395. IT WAS REPORTED BY CUSTOMER THAT THE PIN HOLE IN HUB OF BD PRECISION GLIDE NEEDLE ALLOWING FOR LEAKAGE OF MEDICATION DURING STERILE COMPOUNDING. VERBATIM: RCC RECEIVED A COMPLAINT VIA EMAIL. PIN HOLE IN HUB OF BD PRECISIONGLIDE NEEDLE ALLOWING FOR LEAKAGE OF MEDICATION DURING STERILE COMPOUNDING. OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE INSTANCES WITH NEEDLES FROM THE SAME LOT. REFERENCE REPORTS: MW5158145 AND MW5158147.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20128452 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 3, 2024Material Puncture/Hole; Material Puncture/Hole

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED NO ADVERSE EVENT OR SERIOUS INJURY REPORTED. MATERIAL # 305167; BATCH # 2228395. IT WAS REPORTED BY CUSTOMER THAT THE PIN HOLE IN HUB OF BD PRECISION GLIDE NEEDLE ALLOWING FOR LEAKAGE OF MEDICATION DURING STERILE COMPOUNDING. VERBATIM: RCC RECEIVED A COMPLAINT VIA EMAIL. EMAIL(S) ATTACHED. PIN HOLE IN HUB OF BD PRECISIONGLIDE NEEDLE ALLOWING FOR LEAKAGE OF MEDICATION DURING STERILE COMPOUNDING. OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE INSTANCES WITH NEEDLES FROM THE SAME LOT. MODEL #: 305167. LOT #: 2228395.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20128400 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 3, 2024Material Puncture/Hole; Material Puncture/Hole

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED. NO ADVERSE EVENT OR SERIOUS INJURY REPORTED. MATERIAL # 305167, BATCH # 2228395. IT WAS REPORTED BY CUSTOMER THAT THE PIN HOLE IN HUB OF BD PRECISION GLIDE NEEDLE ALLOWING FOR LEAKAGE OF MEDICATION DURING STERILE COMPOUNDING. VERBATIM: RCC RECEIVED A COMPLAINT VIA EMAIL. PIN HOLE IN HUB OF BD PRECISION GLIDE NEEDLE ALLOWING FOR LEAKAGE OF MEDICATION DURING STERILE COMPOUNDING. OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE INSTANCES WITH NEEDLES FROM THE SAME LOT. REFERENCE REPORTS: MW5158145 AND MW5158146. ITEM -305167. LOT -2228395.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20128302 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 11, 2023Scratched Material; Scratched Material

  MATERIALS#: 305167 BATCH#: 2228394 IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER THAT DEFECT IN THE NEEDLE COATING, A CUT IN THE NEEDLE COATING. VERBATIM: DEFECT IN THE NEEDLE COATING, A CUT IN THE NEEDLE COATING

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18303469 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 17, 2023Crack; Leak/Splash; Crack; Leak/Splash

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A CRACK IN THE BD PRECISIONGLIDE¿ NEEDLE HUB CAUSED LEAKAGE DURING USE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "CAN YOU PLEASE DESCRIBE THE FAILURE IN MORE DETAIL? A SYRINGE WAS OBSERVED THE LEAK AT THE LUER COLLAR AREA WHEN MANUALLY DISPENSING CONTENTS WITH AN ATTACHED BD NEEDLE AS PART OF PRODUCT DESIGN VERIFICAITION TESTING. THE NEEDLE UTILIZED WAS A BD PRECISION GLIDE 21G 1.5 INCH NEEDLE (CATALOG NUMBER: 305167; LOT NUMBER: 0363845). FOLLOWING THIS EVENT, AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED TO IDENTIFY THE ROOT-CAUSE OF THE LEAK WHICH WAS OBSERVED TO BE A CRACK ON THE NEEDLE HUB."

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17762498 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 7, 2023Crack; Leak/Splash; Crack; Leak/Splash

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE USING THE BD® NEEDLE 1 1/2 IN. SINGLE USE, STERILE NEEDLE THE HUB WAS DAMAGED AND LEAKED. THE FOLLOWING WAS RECEIVED FROM THE INITIAL REPORTER: THIS OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY WITH ONE OF OUR PROVIDERS - INJECTION CONTENTS WERE EXPRESSED THROUGH A PIN HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE HUB OF THE NEEDLE (NOT WHERE THE HUB SEATS DOWN ONTO THE SYRINGE).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17699888 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 18, 2023Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE USING THE BD CONVENTIONAL NEEDLES THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE IN THE HUB THAT CAUSED LEAKAGE. REPORT 1 OF 2. THE FOLLOWING WAS RECEIVED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: VERBATIM: ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, ONE OF OUR PROVIDERS HAS GONE TO GIVE AN INJECTION USING THE BD PRECISION GLIDE 21G X 1 1/2 " NEEDLE AND THEY HAVE HAD A SMALL HOLE IN THE NEEDLE HUB THAT CAUSED THE MEDICATION FROM THE SYRINGE TO SHOOT OUT THE SIDE OF THE NEEDLE HUB RATHER THAN THROUGH THE NEEDLE ITSELF. DID THE TWO SEPARATE EVENT OCCURS ON THE SAME INCIDENT DATE ((B)(6) 2023)? NO, I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE ON THE 2ND INCIDENT DATE OF (B)(6) 2023. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED LAST WEEK ((B)(6) 2023) HOWEVER IT WAS FROM THE SAME LOT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17343020 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 17, 2023Crack; Crack

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE USING THE BD CONVENTIONAL NEEDLES THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE IN THE HUB THAT CAUSED LEAKAGE. REPORT 2 OF 2. THE FOLLOWING WAS RECIEVED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: VERBATIM: ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, ONE OF OUR PROVIDERS HAS GONE TO GIVE AN INJECTION USING THE BD PRECISION GLIDE 21G X 1 1/2 " NEEDLE AND THEY HAVE HAD A SMALL HOLE IN THE NEEDLE HUB THAT CAUSED THE MEDICATION FROM THE SYRINGE TO SHOOT OUT THE SIDE OF THE NEEDLE HUB RATHER THAN THROUGH THE NEEDLE ITSELF. DID THE TWO SEPARATE EVENT OCCURS ON THE SAME INCIDENT DATE ((B)(6)2023)? NO, I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE ON THE 2ND INCIDENT DATE OF (B)(6)2023. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED LAST WEEK ((B)(6)2023) HOWEVER IT WAS FROM THE SAME LOT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17339419 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 16, 2023Leak/Splash; Defective Component; Leak/Splash; Defective Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING INJECTION WITH BD PRECISIONGLIDE¿ NEEDLES THE NEEDLE HUB WAS DAMAGED AND MEDICATION LEAKED. PATIENT WAS REINJECTED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: CUSTOMER STATES THAT WHEN THEY WENT TO GIVE AN INJECTION TO A PATIENT THE MEDICATION THAT THEY USED TO INJECT SHOT OUT OF THE GREEN NEEDLE PART. HAD TO REINJECT THE PATIENT AGAIN. THIS OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2023.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17148205 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 5, 2023Leak/Splash; Material Puncture/Hole; Leak/Splash; Material Puncture/Hole

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD PRECISIONGLIDE NEEDLE HAS A HOLE ON THE HUB AND LEAKED. THIS IS 2 OF 2 RELATED EVENTS. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: THE OR SUPERVISOR JUST TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING SOME QUALITY ISSUES WITH THE PRECISION GLIDE NEEDLE21G ½ LOT 2245181. THERE IS A HOLE ON THE PLASTIC PART OF THE NEEDLE SO WHEN THE STAFF TRIES TO PULL SOME LIQUID IT SUCKS IN AIR AND WHEN THEY TRY TO PUSH IN LIQUID IS SEEPS OUT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16882170 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 3, 2023Leak/Splash; Material Puncture/Hole; Leak/Splash; Material Puncture/Hole

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD PRECISIONGLIDE NEEDLE HAS A HOLE ON THE HUB AND LEAKED. THIS IS 1 OF 2 RELATED EVENTS. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: THE OR SUPERVISOR JUST TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING SOME QUALITY ISSUES WITH THE PRECISION GLIDE NEEDLE 21G ½ LOT 2245181. THERE IS A HOLE ON THE PLASTIC PART OF THE NEEDLE SO WHEN THE STAFF TRIES TO PULL SOME LIQUID IT SUCKS IN AIR AND WHEN THEY TRY TO PUSH IN LIQUID IS SEEPS OUT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16863269 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 1, 2023Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD PRECISIONGLIDE¿ NEEDLE EXPERIENCED LEAKAGE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: THE NEEDLES ARE LEAKING OUT OF THE SIDE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16848779 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 7, 2023Leak/Splash; Defective Component; Leak/Splash; Defective Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT 4 BD PRECISIONGLIDE¿ NEEDLES LEAKED AT THE HUB. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "LEAK IN THE NEEDLE HUB."

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16704549 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 6, 2023Crack; Leak/Splash; Defective Component; Crack; Leak/Splash; Defective Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE FLUID SPRAYED OUT FROM THE DAMAGED BD PRECISIONGLIDE¿ NEEDLE HUB WHILE RECONSTITUTING A VIAL OF HAZARDOUS MEDICATION. THIS OCCURRED WITH 2 NEEDLES DURING USE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "FLUID SPRAYING FROM GREEN HUB WHEN RECONSTITUTING VIAL OF HAZARDOUS DRUG. HAPPENED WITH TWICE WITH NEEDLES FROM THIS LOT#. NEEDLES FROM THIS LOT# HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED... ¿ WAS THERE ANY ALLEGED INJURY OR HARM TO USER OR PATIENT? NO."

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16695058 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 20, 2022Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD PRECISIONGLIDE¿ NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: OUR CUSTOMER HAD A PRODUCT COMPLAINT/ISSUE WITH YOUR CATALOG 305167. HAD DIFFICULTY PUSHING LIDO THRU NEEDLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 16018086 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 27, 2022Device Damaged Prior to Use; Device Damaged Prior to Use

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT BD PRECISIONGLIDE¿ NEEDLE WAS DAMAGED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: IT WAS REPORTED BY DISTRIBUTOR THAT PRODUCT WAS DAMAGED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15118201 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 26, 2022Defective Device; Defective Device

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD PRECISIONGLIDE¿ 21G NEEDLE IS DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE. NO SERIOUS INJURY REPORTED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: PER CUSTOMER, ITEM IS DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 15108748 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 4, 2022Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT BD PRECISION GLIDE¿ NEEDLE HAD A HOLE IN THE NEEDLE HUB THAT LED TO LEAKAGE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "THERE IS A HOLE IN THE GREEN PLASTIC PART OF THE NEEDLE AND WHEN YOU TRY AND PULL SOLVENTS IT IS LEAKING OUT OF THE HOLE."

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13454678 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 16, 2021Crack; Crack

  IT WAS REPORTED WHEN USING THE BD PRECISIONGLIDE NEEDLE, THE DEVICE EXPERIENCED A NEEDLE HUB CRACKED/DAMAGED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER. THE CUSTOMER STATED: IT WAS REPORTED BY THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL THE PRECISION GLIDE NEEDLES HAVE A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC HUB. OUR SCIENTISTS HAVE NOTED (ORIGINAL NOTICE NOV 8, 2021) THAT SOME OF OUR NEEDLES HAVE A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC HUB, LEADING TO AIR ENTRY OR LIQUID ESCAPE WHEN DRAWING FLUID INTO THE SYRINGE. WHILE NO ONE WAS HURT IN THESE INCIDENTS, THERE WAS POTENTIAL FOR CHEMICAL EXPOSURE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13017545 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 14, 2021Crack; Leak/Splash; Crack; Leak/Splash

  IT WAS REPORTED BD¿ CONVENTIONAL NEEDLE HAD A HOLE IN THE NEEDLE HUB. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "THERE IS A HOLE IN THE GREEN PLASTIC PART OF THE NEEDLE AND WHEN YOU TRY AND PULL SOLVENTS IT IS LEAKING OUT OF THE HOLE."

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13003583 ↗

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 · Terminated
  BD 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 · Terminated
  BD 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 · Terminated
  BD 30G1/2" Precision Glide" Needle Needles are used for aspiration and injection of medications