VanishPoint® 15271Recalls & reported problems
Retractable Technologies, Inc. · 0.5mL 30G x 5/16" Insulin VanishPoint® Syringe · Class 2
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00613703152701), received between Nov 7, 2017 and Aug 13, 2019 — classified as 6 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Retraction Problem” (3 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Retraction Problem3
- Defective Component1
- Device Operates Differently Than Expected1
- Fail-Safe Did Not Operate1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient4
- No Information2
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 13, 2019Fail-Safe Did Not Operate
SAFETY DID NOT ENGAGE DURING INSULIN INJECTION.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8887512 ↗MalfunctionMar 18, 2019Retraction Problem
RN ADMINISTERED 2 UNITS OF INSULIN, NEEDLE DID NOT RETRACT. SYRINGE SAVED FOR INSPECTION.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8427895 ↗MalfunctionNov 29, 2018Retraction Problem
RN ADMINISTERED BEDTIME DOSE OF LANTUS TO PATIENT. RN ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT NEEDLE FROM INSULIN SYRINGE PER BEST PRACTICE AND REMOVED SYRINGE FROM PT'S ABDOMEN. RN NOTED THAT SYRINGE DID NOT RETRACT. RN AND PATIENT BOTH SAFE AND NEEDLE DID NOT STICK ANYONE. RN ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT NEEDLE ONCE SYRINGE REMOVED FROM PATIENT'S ABDOMEN, HOWEVER THE NEEDLE STILL WOULD NOT RETRACT. PACKAGING FROM NEEDLE SAVED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8114953 ↗MalfunctionAug 2, 2018Retraction Problem
RN DREW UP 2 UNITS OF HUMALOG TO ADMINISTER FOR A BLOOD SUGAR OF 158. SECOND RN VERIFIED DOSE. INSULIN ADMINISTERED WITH VANISHPOINT INSULIN SYRINGE. WHEN RN PRESSED PLUNGER TO END, NEEDLE WOULD NOT RETRACT. ONCE NEEDLE WAS REMOVED FROM PATIENT, THE NEEDLE STILL WOULD NOT RETRACT. RN UNSURE IF PATIENT RECEIVED FULL 2 UNITS. PHYSICIAN WAS NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED RN TO NOT GIVE ANOTHER DOSE. WILL RECHECK SUGAR AT DINNER. PATIENT AWARE TO REPORT SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HYPERGLYCEMIA.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 7742125 ↗MalfunctionApr 16, 2018Defective Component
THE PLUNGER INSIDE THE SYRINGE THAT IS USED TO ACCURATELY MEASURE THE NUMBER OF UNITS TO BE ADMINISTERED HAS BEEN SLANTED. SINCE ONE SIDE IS HIGHER THAN THE OTHER THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE AN ACCURATE DOSE TO ADMINISTER.
Patient problems: No Information
MAUDE report 7432495 ↗MalfunctionNov 7, 2017Device Operates Differently Than Expected
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADMINISTER SLIDING SCALE INSULIN IN A VANISH POINT 0.5ML SYRINGE, THIS RN NOTICED PLUNGER WAS NOT LEVEL. INSULIN DISCARDED AND NEW SYRINGE OBTAINED. SYRINGE INSPECTED, PLUNGER LEVEL, INSULIN ADMINISTERED.
Patient problems: No Information
MAUDE report 7006095 ↗
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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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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