Unifine Pentips Plus AN 3830Recalls & reported problems
Owen Mumford USA Incorporated · Unifine Pentips Plus pen needle - 8mm x 31G · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00384703830011), received between Oct 11, 2019 and Oct 11, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method” (1 report).
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
- Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method1
- Use of Device Problem1
Patient problems
- Discomfort1
- Needle Stick/Puncture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 11, 2019Use of Device Problem; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Use of Device Problem; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method
A MEDICATION TECHNICIAN WITH REST ASSURED LIVING CENTER PLACED THE SAFETY CAP ONTO A PEN NEEDLE TO REMOVE THE NEEDLE FROM A PATIENT'S INSULIN PEN AND THE NEEDLE WENT THROUGH THE CAP, AND STABBED THE TECHNICIAN. TECHNICIAN THEN MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT (B)(6) HEALTH CARE THAT SAME DAY ((B)(6) 2019) TO BE EVALUATED FOR CROSS INFECTIONS THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS PLACED ON ANTIVIRAL MEDICATIONS WITH FOLLOW-UPS IN 2 WEEKS, 1 MONTH, 6 MONTHS AND A YEAR.
Patient problems: Discomfort; Needle Stick/Puncture
MAUDE report 9182859 ↗
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-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
- 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
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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 13, 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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