N/A 301692Recalls & reported problems
Becton, Dickinson And Company · NEEDLE 16GA 3/4IN BLT SQ · Class 2
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 30382903016922), received between Oct 9, 2023 and Oct 16, 2023 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Defective Component” (1 report).
3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K021475); 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Defective Component1
- Packaging Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 16, 2023Defective Component; Defective Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BLUNT FILL NEEDLE PRECISIONGLIDE¿ HAS A NEEDLE DEFECT. THE FOLLOWING WAS RECEIVED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: WE HAVE COME ACROSS AN ISSUE WITH A LOT OF NEEDLES THAT WE PURCHASED FROM BECTON DICKINSON. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT A NUMBER OF THESE NEEDLES DID NOT HAVE BLUNTED TIPS, BUT RATHER FLAT SHARP END
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17946859 ↗MalfunctionOct 9, 2023Packaging Problem; Packaging Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD BLUNT FILL NEEDLE HAD MIX PRODUCT IN PACK. THE FOLLOWING WAS TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH: THE PRODUCT IS A BLUNT NEEDLE, IT IS SO THAT POINTED NEEDLES HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE BATCH MENTIONED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17896049 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K021475. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0588-2021 · Nov 18, 2020 · TerminatedBD PrecisionGlide Needle 30G x 1/2 (0.3 mm X 13mm) REF 305106 - Product Usage: used for general purpose injection and aspiration of fluids from vials, ampoules and parts of the bo
- Z-0207-2018 · May 31, 2017 · TerminatedBD Precision Glide Needle 18G x 1 RB, Catalog 305195 Product Usage: These needles are intended for general purpose fluid injection/aspiration, infusion, venipuncture to obtain bl
- Z-1009-2012 · Oct 8, 2011 · TerminatedBD 30G1/2" Precision Glide" Needle Needles are used for aspiration and injection of medications
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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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