NIPRO HYPODERMIC NEEDLE AH+2732Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 12 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00383790002134), received between Sep 19, 2022 and May 14, 2026 — classified as 7 injuries, 5 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (10 reports).

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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 12 most recent of 12 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionMay 14, 2026Break; Material Separation

  DURING LOCAL INJECTION OF LIDOCAINE PRIOR TO CHEST TUBE INSERTION, BY PROVIDER, 27G NEEDLE BROKE OFF LUER TIP AND IS CURRENTLY RETAINED IN PATIENT. PROVIDER WAS AT BEDSIDE. X-RAY ORDERED. NEEDLE WAS NOT REMOVED. ATTEMPTED REMOVAL DURING PLANNED SURGICAL PROCEDURE NEEDED FOR OTHER MEDICAL CONDITION BUT UNABLE TO SAFELY RETRIEVE, RISK OF ADDITIONAL HARM OUTWEIGHED BENEFIT OF REMOVAL. IMAGING LOCATED RETAINED FRAGMENT, NO VITAL ORGANS AT RISK. PATIENTS' CURRENT CLINICAL STATUS: DISCHARGED HOME, STABLE DISCLOSURE TO PATIENT WITH INSTRUCTIONS RETURN TO HOSPITAL IF COMPLICATIONS ARISE. NO PROLONGED STAY AS A RESULT OF THE UNRETRIEVABLE DEVICE FRAGMENT.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 25179452 ↗
• InjuryMay 14, 2026Break; Material Separation

  DURING LOCAL INJECTION OF LIDOCAINE PRIOR TO CHEST TUBE INSERTION, BY PROVIDER, 27G NEEDLE BROKE OFF LUER TIP AND IS CURRENTLY RETAINED IN PATIENT. PROVIDER WAS AT BEDSIDE. X-RAY ORDERED. NEEDLE WAS NOT REMOVED. ATTEMPTED REMOVAL DURING PLANNED SURGICAL PROCEDURE NEEDED FOR OTHER MEDICAL CONDITION BUT UNABLE TO SAFELY RETRIEVE, RISK OF ADDITIONAL HARM OUTWEIGHED BENEFIT OF REMOVAL. IMAGING LOCATED RETAINED FRAGMENT, NO VITAL ORGANS AT RISK. PATIENTS' CURRENT CLINICAL STATUS: DISCHARGED HOME, STABLE DISCLOSURE TO PATIENT WITH INSTRUCTIONS RETURN TO HOSPITAL IF COMPLICATIONS ARISE. NO PROLONGED STAY AS A RESULT OF THE UNRETRIEVABLE DEVICE FRAGMENT.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 25179402 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 9, 2026

  DURING LOCAL INJECTION OF LIDOCAINE BY PROVIDER, 27G NEEDLE BROKE OFF LUER TIP AND IS CURRENTLY RETAINED IN PT. PROVIDER IS AT BEDSIDE. XR [XRAY] CALLED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24290533 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 7, 2025Break; Break

  DURING PREPARATION FOR A PACEMAKER INSERTION, THE NEEDLE BROKE AT THE HUB INSIDE THE SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE ON THE LEFT UPPER CHEST AREA. FLUOROSCOPY HAD TO BE USED TO LOCATE THE NEEDLE, SURGEON WAS ABLE TO INCORPORATE AN INCISION INTO THE PACEMAKER POCKET INCISION, AND REMOVED THE BROKEN PIECE WITH FORCEPS. THE PROCEDURE WAS THEN COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY OTHER IMPACT TO THE PATIENT OR COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 21339541 ↗
• InjuryFeb 7, 2025Break; Break

  DURING PREPARATION FOR A PACEMAKER INSERTION, THE NEEDLE BROKE AT THE HUB INSIDE THE SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE ON THE LEFT UPPER CHEST AREA. FLUOROSCOPY HAD TO BE USED TO LOCATE THE NEEDLE, SURGEON WAS ABLE TO INCORPORATE AN INCISION INTO THE PACEMAKER POCKET INCISION, AND REMOVED THE BROKEN PIECE WITH FORCEPS. THE PROCEDURE WAS THEN COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY OTHER IMPACT TO THE PATIENT OR COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 21339178 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 30, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE REPORTER NOTED THAT THEY WERE USING ONE OF OUR 27X1 ¼ HYPODERMIC NEEDLES TO NUMB A PATIENT IN THE SUBQ TISSUE IN THE GLUTE WHILE NUMBING THE PATIENT THE NEEDLES BROKE OFF THE HUB AND INTO THE PATIENT'S TISSUE. THE PATIENT HAD TO GET EXTENSIVE TREATMENT DONE TO GET THIS REMOVED.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 19867777 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 14, 2024Break; Break

  DURING A RIGHT AND LEFT SACROILIAC INJECTION, THE 27G NEEDLE SNAPPED OFF THE HUB, WHICH RESULTED IN A HOSPITAL TRANSFER TO REMOVE THE EMBEDDED NEEDLE. UNKNOWN CURRENT PATIENT CONDITION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATINO PROVIDED. NO SAMPLES AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 19542644 ↗
• InjuryJun 14, 2024Break; Break

  DURING A RIGHT AND LEFT SACROILIAC INJECTION, THE 27G NEEDLE SNAPPED OFF THE HUB, WHICH RESULTED IN A HOSPITAL TRANSFER TO REMOVE THE EMBEDDED NEEDLE. UNKNOWN CURRENT PATIENT CONDITION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATINO PROVIDED. NO SAMPLES AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 19542527 ↗
• InjuryNov 28, 2022Break; Break

  PATIENT NEEDED A CHEST TUBE PLACED IN LEFT CHEST. PROVIDER WAS INJECTING LOCAL ANESTHETIC AND THE NEEDLE BROKE OFF INTO THE SUBCUTANEOUS CHEST WALL TISSUE. UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE NEEDLE. PATIENT THEN TAKEN INTO THE OPERATING ROOM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 11/08/2022: PATIENT WAS TAKEN TO THE OR (OPERATING ROOM) FROM THE ED (EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT). THE NEEDLE HAD MOVED 3 TO 4 INCHES FROM THE ORIGINAL INSERTION SITE. NEEDLE WAS OBTAINED USING IMAGING (2 PLAIN). PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED ANY FURTHER FROM THIS EVENT. PATIENT ULTIMATELY HAD THE NEEDLE REMOVED AND THE CHEST TUBE PLACED WHILE IN THE OR WHERE SHE WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 15872520 ↗
• InjuryNov 28, 2022Break; Break

  PATIENT NEEDED A CHEST TUBE PLACED IN LEFT CHEST. PROVIDER WAS INJECTING LOCAL ANESTHETIC AND THE NEEDLE BROKE OFF INTO THE SUBCUTANEOUS CHEST WALL TISSUE. UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE NEEDLE. PATIENT THEN TAKEN INTO THE OPERATING ROOM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 11/08/2022: PATIENT WAS TAKEN TO THE OR (OPERATING ROOM) FROM THE ED (EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT). THE NEEDLE HAD MOVED 3 TO 4 INCHES FROM THE ORIGINAL INSERTION SITE. NEEDLE WAS OBTAINED USING IMAGING (2 PLAIN). PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED ANY FURTHER FROM THIS EVENT. PATIENT ULTIMATELY HAD THE NEEDLE REMOVED AND THE CHEST TUBE PLACED WHILE IN THE OR WHERE SHE WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 15872295 ↗
• InjurySep 19, 2022Break; Break

  A 27 GAUGE NEEDLE BROKE OFF AT THE HUB IN THE PATIENTS TRAPEZIUS. THE SAMPLE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. NEEDLE BROKE OFF INSIDE OF THE PATIENT'S TRAPEZIUS. 2 GENERAL SURGERIES TO RETRIEVE THE FOREIGN BODY. THE FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED SUCCESSFULLY BUT REQUIRED AN OVERNIGHT STAY ON THE MEDICAL/SURGICAL UNIT.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 15451205 ↗
• InjurySep 19, 2022Break; Break

  A 27 GAUGE NEEDLE BROKE OFF AT THE HUB IN THE PATIENTS TRAPEZIUS . THE SAMPLE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. NEEDLE BROKE OFF INSIDE OF THE PATIENT'S TRAPEZIUS. 2 GENERAL SURGERIES TO RETRIEVE THE FOREIGN BODY. THE FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED SUCCESSFULLY BUT REQUIRED AN OVERNIGHT STAY ON THE MEDICAL/SURGICAL UNIT.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 15450845 ↗