Pentips AN 3430Recalls & reported problems
Owen Mumford USA Incorporated · Pentips value pen needle - 8mm x 31G · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00384703430013), received between Apr 26, 2019 and Apr 26, 2019 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Use of Device Problem” (2 reports).
3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K152339); 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Use of Device Problem2
Patient problems
- Anxiety2
- Needle Stick/Puncture2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 26, 2019Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
A NURSE GAVE A PATIENT IN AN ADULT DAY CARE AN INSULIN SHOT WITH THE PATIENT'S PERSONAL USE PEN NEEDLES AND WHEN RECAPPING THE NEEDLE, THE NEEDLE WENT THROUGH THE CAP AND PRICKED HER LEFT THUMB.
Patient problems: Anxiety; Needle Stick/Puncture
MAUDE report 8558101 ↗InjuryApr 26, 2019Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WAS GIVING A PATIENT AN INSULIN SHOT "WITH" THEIR PERSONAL USE PEN NEEDLES WAS STUCK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECAP THE NEEDLE TO TAKE OFF THE INSULIN PEN; THE NEEDLE WENT THROUGH THE CAP AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT THUMB.
Patient problems: Anxiety; Needle Stick/Puncture
MAUDE report 8558081 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K152339. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2078-2021 · May 26, 2021 · Open, ClassifiedUnifine Pentips Plus, hypodermic needle - Product Usage: Pen needles with built in pen needle remover.
- Z-0381-2018 · Nov 6, 2017 · TerminatedUnifine Pentips 5mm x 31G pen needles, packaged in 100 ct pen needles. Product Usage: Sterile, non-toxic, non-pyrogenic, single use pen needles for the subcutaneous injection of d
- Z-0382-2018 · Nov 6, 2017 · TerminatedUnifine Pentips 5mm x 31G pen needles, packaged in 30 ct pen needles. Product Usage: Sterile, non-toxic, non-pyrogenic, single use pen needles for the subcutaneous injection of d
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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