McKesson 192-N251SRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 170 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10612479248578), received between Jan 28, 2021 and Oct 12, 2023 — classified as 170 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Complete Blockage” (136 reports).

4 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K951254); 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

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 170 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionOct 12, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 17928110 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 12, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE WAS BLOCKED. LOT#: 2188472 AND 2202913. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: THE NEEDLES SEEM TO BE BLOCKED AS IT DOES NOT ALLOW TO PUSH OUT THE LIQUID FOR THE INJECTION.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17927412 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 10, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THE NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: SEVERAL NEEDLES ARE ¿CLOGGED¿ AND DON¿T ALLOW FLUID TO PASS THROUGH WHEN USING A PRE-FILLED SYRINGE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 17909373 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 10, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 17909176 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 21, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT 300 OF THE BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE WERE CLOGGED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: THEY WON¿T PUSH THE VACCINE THROUGH.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17795447 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 18, 2023Delivered as Unsterile Product; Delivered as Unsterile Product

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE FOREIGN MATTER WAS FOUND. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: WE FOUND ANOTHER BATCH OF NEEDLES ON OUR LAB- LOT # 1180370. WE OPENED THE NEEDLE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A THREAD IN THE HUB OF THE NEEDLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17768800 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 18, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THIS COMPLAINT WAS CREATED TO CAPTURE THE 2ND OF 2 RELATED INCIDENTS. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "THE NEEDLE WAS OCCLUDED, MEDICATION WOULD NOT DRAW UP. PATIENT TO RECEIVE PROQUAD VACCINE AND AFTER STICK THE MEDICATION WAS NOT ABLE TO BE ADMINISTERED AS THE NEEDLE WAS OCCLUDED. PATIENT REQUIRED A SECOND STICK. THE MEDICATION IS NOT DRAWN UP WITH THIS NEEDLE. NEEDLE IS ONLY USED FOR ADMINISTRATION. SAFETY HYPODERMIC NEEDLES GLIDE 25G 1"- LOT 2188472. THIS NEEDLE WAS DISCARDED BUT HAVE SAMPLES FROM THIS LOT NUMBER IF REQUESTED. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WITH THIS SPECIFIC LOT NUMBER AT TWO DIFFERENT CLINICS. WAS THERE ANY PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE? NO. WAS THERE ANY PATIENT IMPACT ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE? NO. WHAT WAS THE PATIENT OUTCOME FOR THE FIRST OCCURRENCE? NO. WHAT MEDICATION WAS USED ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE? NO."

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17768040 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 17, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THE NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: THE NEEDLE WAS OCCLUDED, MEDICATION WOULD NOT DRAW UP. PATIENT TO RECEIVE PROQUAD VACCINE AND AFTER STICK THE MEDICATION WAS NOT ABLE TO BE ADMINISTERED AS THE NEEDLE WAS OCCLUDED. PATIENT REQUIRED A SECOND STICK. THE MEDICATION IS NOT DRAWN UP WITH THIS NEEDLE. NEEDLE IS ONLY USED FOR ADMINISTRATION. SAFETY HYPODERMIC NEEDLES GLIDE 25G 1"- LOT 2188472 THIS NEEDLE WAS DISCARDED BUT HAVE SAMPLES FROM THIS LOT NUMBER IF REQUESTED. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WITH THIS SPECIFIC LOT NUMBER AT TWO DIFFERENT CLINICS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17762492 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 15, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THE NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: THE NEEDLE WAS OCCLUDED, MEDICATION WOULD NOT DRAW UP. PATIENT TO RECEIVE PROQUAD VACCINE AND AFTER STICK THE MEDICATION WAS NOT ABLE TO BE ADMINISTERED AS THE NEEDLE WAS OCCLUDED. PATIENT REQUIRED A SECOND STICK. THE MEDICATION IS NOT DRAWN UP WITH THIS NEEDLE. NEEDLE IS ONLY USED FOR ADMINISTRATION. SAFETY HYPODERMIC NEEDLES GLIDE 25G 1"- LOT 2188472 THIS NEEDLE WAS DISCARDED BUT HAVE SAMPLES FROM THIS LOT NUMBER IF REQUESTED. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WITH THIS SPECIFIC LOT NUMBER AT TWO DIFFERENT CLINICS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17760997 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 14, 2023Failure to Deliver; Failure to Deliver

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THE NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: WE TESTED ANOTHER NEEDLE WITH WATER FROM THE SAME LOT AS #1 AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN- WE HAVE PULLED ALL NEEDLES FROM STOCK. I HAVE 4 BOXES + 12 I HAVE PULLED. 1. ARE YOU ABLE TO PROVIDE THE DATE OF INCIDENT? (B)(6) 2023 ARE THE MOST RECENT- WE HAVE THE NEEDLE FROM TODAY.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 17752863 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 14, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING (BRAND NAME) THE NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: WE TESTED ANOTHER NEEDLE WITH WATER FROM THE SAME LOT AS #1 AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN- WE HAVE PULLED ALL NEEDLES FROM STOCK. I HAVE 4 BOXES + 12 I HAVE PULLED.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 17749727 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 13, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THE NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THIS IS MDR 1 OF 2 FOR THE ORIGINAL AWARENESS DATE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: NOT ALLOWING MEDICATION TO BE ADMINISTERED. WILL NOT FLOW THROUGH. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 29-AUG-2023. ARE YOU ABLE TO PROVIDE THE DATE OF INCIDENT? (B)(6) 2023 ARE THE MOST RECENT- WE HAVE THE NEEDLE FROM TODAY. ARE YOU ABLE TO CONFIRM THE QUANTITY OF DEFECTIVE NEEDLE? THE NEEDLE APPEARED TO BE NORMAL IN SIZE, SHAPE AND UN TAMPERED WITH. IS THERE ANY PATIENT INVOLVEMENT? IF YES, WHAT WAS THE PATIENT OUTCOME? YES, . PATIENTS HAD TO BE STUCK AGAIN TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION. THE LAST ONE WAS BEFORE THE INJECTION HAPPENED AND THE NEEDLE WAS CHANGED. WHAT WAS THE MEDICATION USED? (B)(6) 2023 TDAP TO A 12 YEAR OLD, (B)(6) 2023 LIDOCAINE 2% FOR A 89 YEAR OLD, LIDOCAINE AND KENALOG MIX FOR A 90 YEAR OLD. WHAT TYPE OF PROCEDURE WAS BEING PERFORMED? IMMUNIZATION AND JOINT INJECTION RESPECTIVELY. WAS THE PROCEDURE COMPLETED AS PLANNED? YES, EVEN THOUGH THE 12 YEAR OLD WAS NOT A HAPPY CAMPER. WAS THERE ANY VISIBLE BLOCKAGE? NONE, NEEDLE APPEARED TO BE NORM

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17736622 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 11, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THE NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THIS IS MDR 2 OF 2 FOR THE ORIGINAL AWARENESS DATE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: NOT ALLOWING MEDICATION TO BE ADMINISTERED. WILL NOT FLOW THROUGH. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 29-AUG-2023 1. ARE YOU ABLE TO PROVIDE THE DATE OF INCIDENT? (B)(6) 2023, (B)(6) 2023, (B)(6) 2023 ARE THE MOST RECENT- WE HAVE THE NEEDLE FROM TODAY 2. ARE YOU ABLE TO CONFIRM THE QUANTITY OF DEFECTIVE NEEDLE? THE NEEDLE APPEARED TO BE NORMAL IN SIZE, SHAPE AND UN TAMPERED WITH 3. IS THERE ANY PATIENT INVOLVEMENT? IF YES, WHAT WAS THE PATIENT OUTCOME? YES, . PATIENTS HAD TO BE STUCK AGAIN TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION. THE LAST ONE WAS BEFORE THE INJECTION HAPPENED AND THE NEEDLE WAS CHANGED. 4. WHAT WAS THE MEDICATION USED? (B)(6) 2023 TDAP TO A 12 YEAR OLD, (B)(6) 2023 LIDOCAINE 2% FOR A 89 YEAR OLD, LIDOCAINE AND KENALOG MIX FOR A 90 YEAR OLD 5. WHAT TYPE OF PROCEDURE WAS BEING PERFORMED? IMMUNIZATION AND JOINT INJECTION RESPECTIVELY 6. WAS THE PROCEDURE COMPLETED AS PLANNED? YES, EVEN THOUGH THE 12 YEAR OLD WAS NOT A HAPPY CAMPER. 7. WAS THERE ANY VISIBLE

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17725872 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 30, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THE NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: PRODUCT CONCERN, NOT ABLE TO PUSH MEDICATION THROUGH NEEDLES.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17655073 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 28, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THERE WAS A CLOG. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: PRODUCT CONCERN: NEEDLES ARE BLOCKED CAN'T PUSH THROUGH.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17638886 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 23, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING (BRAND NAME) THERE WAS A CLOG. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: HAVE ANOTHER CLINIC, BANNER APACHE JUNCTION, WITH NEEDLES THAT WILL NOT INJECT. PREVENT 25G IN LOT#2188470.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17605842 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 8, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THE NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THIS OCCURRED UP TO 10 TIMES. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: ALL OF THE NURSES HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE RECENT LOT NUMBER 2188472 OF THE PREVENT 5G NEEDLES, 25 GAUGE, 1 INCH. THE VACCINE LIQUID WON¿T GO THROUGH THE NEEDLE OR ONLY GOES THROUGH WITH GREAT EFFORT. WE DO HAVE 3 NEW BOXES OF 25G, 1¿ BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY¿RE THE SAME LOT NUMBER. I WAS HOPING WE COULD GET 5-10 BOXES OF THESE NEEDLES FROM A DIFFERENT LOT. ORDINARILY THE PREVENT 5G ARE AMAZING, WE¿VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, BUT THE PAST WEEK OR SO, IT¿S HAPPENED 5-10 TIMES.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 17480888 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 7, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THE NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: PRODUCT CONCERN: NEEDLE IS CLOGGING

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 17475435 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 2, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THE NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: TEAM MEMBER ATTEMPTED TO ADMINISTER PREVNAR 13 VACCINE. PRIOR TO ADMINISTRATION THE TEAM MEMBER WAS UNABLE TO PUSHED MEDICATION AND EJECT AIR BUBBLE FROM SYRINGE. NEEDLE DISCARDED AND NEW NEEDLE APPLIED, VACCINE WAS THEN SUCCESSFULLY ADMINISTERED. NO HARM TO PATIENT AS THIS WAS DISCOVERED PRIOR TO ADMINISTRATION.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17444877 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 1, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: CUSTOMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADMINISTER PROQUAD MEASLES VACCINE. ONCE NEEDLE WAS ATTACHED, ATTEMPTED TO EXPRESS AIR FROM SYRINGE AND NEEDLE SEEMED OCCLUDED AND AIR WAS UNABLE TO BE EJECTED FROM SYRINGE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17438411 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 28, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THE NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: IT WAS NOT THE SYRINGE THAT WAS GIVING US ISSUES, IT WAS THE NEEDLE NOT ALLOWING US TO INJECT THE VACCINE INTO THE PATIENTS. THE SYRINGE WAS ALLOWING US TO DRAW UP THE VACCINE HOWEVER WHEN WE TRIED TO INJECT THE VACCINE THE NEEDLE WOULD NOT ALLOW THE SOLUTION TO GO THROUGH THE NEEDLE. HOWEVER, WE DID HAVE A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS WHERE A PATIENT HAD TO GET POKED TWICE DUE TO US HAVING TO SWAP OUT THE NEEDLES.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 17421406 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 24, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THE NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: NEEDLES NOT ALLOWING US TO PUT THE VACCINE THROUGH CUSTOMER REPORTED: WE HAVE RECENTLY HAD SOME ISSUES WITH NEEDLES NOT ALLOWING US TO PUT THE VACCINE THROUGH. IT WAS HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY, BUT I JUST WATCHED A NURSE GO THROUGH FOUR NEEDLES BEFORE SHE FOUND ONE THAT WOULD WORK THE MFR# 192-N251S PREVENT SG 25GX1IN NEEDLE LOT 2188472 06-30-2027. THIS IS ALSO HAPPENING WITH THE SAME BRAND NEEDLES AT MY OTHER PRACTICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17385309 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 17, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THERE WAS A CLOG. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: IT WAS REPORTED BY CUSTOMER THAT THE NEEDLE WOULD NOT PUSH MEDICATION OUT IT WAS GETTING STUCK AND THE VACCINE IS NOT ABLE TO BE GIVEN TO PATIENT. CUSTOMER REPORTED THE NEEDLE WOULD NOT PUSH MEDICATION OUT.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 17339320 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 17, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE THERE WAS A BLOCKAGE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: THE NEEDLES ARE NOT PRIMING WITH THE MEDICINE, THEY ARE UNABLE TO PUSH THE MEDICINE THROUGH.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17339311 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 17, 2023Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT 3 OF THE BD SAFETYGLIDE¿ NEEDLE EXPERIENCED LEAKAGE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: LEAKS AT THE HUB.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17333369 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K951254. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-2889-2020 · Jul 28, 2020 · Terminated
  BD SafetyGlideTM 3ml 25G x 1 3mL SafetyGlide syringes, 50 units in pack
• Z-0315-2018 · Jul 5, 2017 · Terminated
  SafetyGlide Needle, 22GA 1-1/2in, Catalog n. 301701, manufactured by BD, sold in Centurion Convenience Kits. Centurion component code BD17O1NS.
• Z-3116-2017 · Jun 13, 2017 · Terminated
  BD Needle 22GA 1-1/2in SafetyGlide(TM) Non Sterile, Bulk, REF 301701 The BD SafetyGlide(TM) needle is intended to be used for general purpose injection, aspiration of fluids from
• Z-2748-2017 · Sep 16, 2016 · Terminated
  BD SafetyGlide" Injection Needle Catalog #305917 The SafetyGlide " needle is intended to be used for general purpose injection, aspiration of fluids from parts of the body below th