BD Microtainer® Contact-Activated Lancet 366593Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 89 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 30382903665939), received between Oct 30, 2017 and Apr 21, 2026 — classified as 11 injuries, 78 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material” (18 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 89 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionApr 21, 2026Material Separation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER A BLOOD COLLECTION PROCEDURE USING BD MICROTAINER CONTACT ACTIVATED LANCET, ONE PATIENT FELT THE SENSATION OF A FOREIGN BODY AND PAIN. A PHYSICIAN EXAMINED THE PATIENT AND DETERMINED THE CAUSE UNKNOWN AND BY THIS TIME, THE PAIN HAD SUBSIDED. AT A LATER DATE, THE PATIENT SELF EXCISED THE RAISED AREA OF SKIN AND BROUGHT THE SPECIMEN TO THE FACILITY. THERE IS NO REPORT OF ADDITIONAL MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR TREATMENT.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 24945094 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 6, 2026Difficult or Delayed Activation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN USING ONE (1) BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET, THE UNIT FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER PRESSING THE BUTTON. NO ADVERSE IMPACT WAS REPORTED REGARDING THE PATIENT OR USER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23974029 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 22, 2025Difficult or Delayed Activation; Difficult or Delayed Activation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER USING THE BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23870661 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 4, 2025Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER USING ONE (1) BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET, IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THERE WAS FOREIGN MATERIAL IN THE FINGER WHERE THE LANCET WAS USED. NO ADVERSE IMPACT WAS REPORTED REGARDING THE PATIENT OR USER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23464333 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 30, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN USING ONE (1) BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED INCREASED PAIN, AND A BROKEN LANCET BLADE IN THE PATIENT'S FINGER WAS SUSPECTED. EXAMINATION OF THE SITE REVEALED NO BROKEN LANCET BLADE IN THE PATIENT'S FINGER. NO ADVERSE IMPACT WAS REPORTED REGARDING THE PATIENT OR USER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23425378 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 16, 2025Activation Problem; Activation Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER USING ONE (1) BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET, THE BLADE DID NOT RETRACT AND REMAINED EXPOSED. NO ADVERSE IMPACT WAS REPORTED REGARDING THE PATIENT OR USER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23310480 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 9, 2025Difficult or Delayed Activation; Difficult or Delayed Activation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN USING ONE (1) BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET, THE LANCET BLADE WOULD NOT RETRACT. NO ADVERSE IMPACT WAS REPORTED REGARDING THE PATIENT OR USER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22167449 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 17, 2025Premature Separation; Premature Separation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO USING BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET, THE PROTECTIVE CAP OF AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF DEVICES COMES OFF EXPOSING NEEDLE. NO ADVERSE IMPACT WAS REPORTED REGARDING THE PATIENT OR USER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21620855 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 9, 2024Retraction Problem; Retraction Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED AFTER USING A BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET, THE BLADE DID NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE HOUSING. NO IMPACT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19703408 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 28, 2024Break; Material Deformation; Mechanical Jam; Break; Material Deformation; Mechanical Jam

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A THROMBECTOMY AND ATHERECTOMY PROCEDURE IN THE OCCLUDED LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY FEMORAL ARTERY VIA THE RIGHT FEMORAL ARTERY, THE WASTE LIQUID BAG WAS ALLEGEDLY FOUND TO HAVE NO LIQUID REFLUX DURING THE SUCTION PROCESS. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT AFTER THE CATHETER WAS WITHDRAWN, THE SPRING AT THE TIP OF THE CATHETER WAS ALLEGEDLY FOUND TO BE DAMAGED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19632428 ↗
• InjuryJun 8, 2024Defective Device; Defective Device

  IT WAS REPORTED AFTER USING A BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET, THE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF FINGER PAIN, REDNESS, AND SWELLING. THE PATIENT WONDERED IF THE BLADE BROKE IN THEIR FINGER. THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSED NERVE DAMAGE.

  Patient problems: Nerve Damage

  MAUDE report 19494001 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 20, 2024Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCETS, THE FIRST LANCET USED DID NOT GIVE SUFFICIENT BLOOD FLOW SO A SECOND LANCET WAS USED. THE PATIENT REPORTED FINGER PAIN AND STAFF NOTICED SOME SKIN ON THE LANCET BUT DID NOT OBSERVE ANY OTHER ABNORMALITIES. LATER ON, THE PATIENT HAD A RED AND SWOLLEN FINGER. THEY FOUND A PIECE OF THE LANCET BLADE INSIDE THE INCISION. THE PATIENT REMOVED THE PIECE OF THE BLADE THEMSELVES. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS NECESSARY. NO FURTHER IMPACT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19353969 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 12, 2024Defective Device; Defective Device

  IT WAS REPORTED WHEN USING BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET, THE LANCET HOUSING BROKE APART. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE COLLECTION. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF IMPACT TO THE PATIENT OR USER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19098389 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 28, 2024Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Material Protrusion/Extrusion; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Material Protrusion/Extrusion

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE USING BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET THAT MULTIPLE DEFECTS WERE IDENTIFIED. THE CUSTOMER DISCOVERED LANCETS WITH FOREIGN MATTER, ASSEMBLY DEFECTS, MOLDING DEFECTS, CRACKS, AND DISCOLORATION. THE DEFECTS WERE DISCOVERED PRIOR TO USE, AND NO IMPACT TO PATIENTS WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18990432 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 12, 2024Product Quality Problem; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Product Quality Problem; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE USING BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET, THERE WERE MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF LOOSE CAPS AND EMBEDDED FOREIGN MATTER SEEN ACROSS TWO KNOWN LOT NUMBERS AND ONE UNKNOWN LOT NUMBER. NO PATIENT IMPACT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18507934 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 22, 2023Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO USING BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET, THERE WERE BLACK DOTS AND STAINS FOUND ON THE DEVICES. NO PATIENT IMPACT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18387021 ↗
• InjuryDec 15, 2023Product Quality Problem; Difficult or Delayed Activation; Premature Separation; Product Quality Problem; Difficult or Delayed Activation; Premature Separation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET, NEEDLE TIP DOES NOT REBOUND, RESULTING IN NEEDLESTICK INJURY POST-USE. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18335678 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 24, 2023Defective Device; Defective Device

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING USE WITH 2 BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET THE LANCET PULLED OUT OF THE DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE TO ENGLISH: ON OCTOBER 10, THE TEACHER OF THE OUTPATIENT LABORATORY DEPARTMENT INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A QUALITY PROBLEM IN THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING PERIPHERAL BLOOD. WHEN I WENT TO THE SCENE, I FOUND THAT WHEN A NEEDLE WAS OPENED, IT WAS IN A BROKEN STATE, AND THE PINK PART HAD A DEFECT SIMILAR TO MELTING, AND IT FELL APART AFTER HOLDING IT. WHEN A NEEDLE IS USED, IT IS DIRECTLY PULLED OUT TOGETHER WITH THE PUNCTURE NEEDLE, AND THE PUNCTURE NEEDLE PULLED OUT AT THE SAME TIME IS THE TIP IS EXPOSED, AND IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE PUNCTURE NEEDLE IS INSTALLED BACKWARDS. THE SCENE AND THE TEACHER DISASSEMBLED A NORMAL BLOOD COLLECTION DEVICE FOR COMPARISON, AND FOUND THAT THE PUNCTURE NEEDLE IN QUESTION WAS INDEED INSTALLED BACKWARDS, PLEASE HELP CONFIRM THIS PROBLEM. THE NEEDLE WAS PULLED OUT AND INSTALLED BACKWARDS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17999219 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 28, 2023Device Damaged Prior to Use; Device Damaged Prior to Use

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO USE WITH BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET THE LANCET BROKE OFF. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE TO ENGLISH: THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT THE NEEDLE (BLADE) CAME OFF FROM THE BODY OF THE PRODUCT BEFORE USE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17839469 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 26, 2023Material Separation; Material Separation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO USE WITH 2 BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET THE PROTECTIVE CAP IS LOOSE AND FALLS OFF. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE TO ENGLISH: CAP OFF.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17818590 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 22, 2023Contamination /Decontamination Problem; Contamination /Decontamination Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING USE WITH AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET FOREIGN MATTER WAS DISCOVERED ON DEVICE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE TO ENGLISH: COMPLAINT DETAILS: BLACK SPOTS, STAINS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17804769 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 22, 2023Material Protrusion/Extrusion; Material Protrusion/Extrusion

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING USE WITH AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET MOLDING DEFECTS "BURRS" WERE DISCOVERED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE TO ENGLISH: BURRS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17801383 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 10, 2023Break; Separation Problem; Break; Separation Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED WHEN USING THE BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET DURING THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING PERIPHERAL BLOOD, THE DEVICES WERE BROKEN IN HALF WHEN THE PACKAGE WAS OPENED, AND ONE BLOOD COLLECTION DEVICE WAS PULLED OUT TOGETHER WITH THE PUNCTURE NEEDLE DURING USE. THIS EVENT OCCURRED 198 TIMES. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER. THE CUSTOMER STATED: THE TEACHER OF THE LABORATORY DEPARTMENT OF THE OUTPATIENT CLINIC INFORMED THAT DURING THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING PERIPHERAL BLOOD, THERE WERE PROBLEMS SUCH AS INSUFFICIENT PUNCTURE DEPTH IN FEN TOUCH. BY OBSERVING THE OPERATION PROCESS OF THE BLOOD COLLECTION TEACHER IN THE OUTPATIENT CLINIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF PROBLEMATIC BLOOD COLLECTION NEEDLES CONTINUED TO APPEAR. AT THE SAME TIME, A FEW BLOOD COLLECTION DEVICES WERE BROKEN IN HALF WHEN THE PACKAGE WAS OPENED, AND ONE BLOOD COLLECTION DEVICE WAS PULLED OUT TOGETHER WITH THE PUNCTURE NEEDLE WHEN IT WAS IN USE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17503243 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 30, 2023Crack; Solder Joint Fracture; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Material Deformation; Crack; Solder Joint Fracture; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Material Deformation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE USING THE BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET THAT THERE WAS FOREIGN MATER ON THE DEVICE NEEDLE, BLADE MOLDING DEFECT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: HE CUSTOMER RETURNED COMPLAINT PRODUCTS, REPORTING ABOUT SCRATCHED/DIRTY/CRACKED PRODUCTS AND BURRS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17240956 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 26, 2023Product Quality Problem; Product Quality Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT BD MICROTAINER® CONTACT-ACTIVATED LANCET HAD THE SPRING AND NEEDLE TIP FALL OFF. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: PHASE: WHEN THE PRODUCT IS IN USE DEFECT; WHEN USING THE PRODUCT, PULL OUT THE NEEDLE PROTECTION CAP, THE SPRING FALLS OFF / WHEN USING THE PRODUCT, PULL OUT THE NEEDLE PROTECTION CAP, THE NEEDLE TIP FALLS OFF QUANTITY: 2. EFFECTS: NO OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS ON PATIENTS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17198865 ↗