Lifeguard LG-20-75Recalls & reported problems
Navilyst Medical, Inc. · LIFEGUARD Safety Needle · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI H787LG20755), received between Apr 18, 2022 and Apr 18, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Protective Measures Problem” (1 report).
3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K013871); 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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Protective Measures Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Perforation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 18, 2022Protective Measures Problem; Protective Measures Problem
A NURSE REPORTED AN ISSUE WITH A 20 GAUGE LIFEGUARD SAFETY NEEDLE. AFTER PERFORMING AN INJECTION ON A PATIENT, THE NURSE WAS POKED IN THE LEFT THUMB WITH THE CONTAMINATED NEEDLE WHEN DISPOSING OF IT. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO THE SAFETY FEATURE FAILING TO FUNCTION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN THE SAFETY FEATURE WAS ENGAGED, THE NEEDLE WAS STILL ABLE TO COME OUT OF THE SAFETY FEATURE. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE WHITE WINGS ON THE DEVICE STILL MOVE BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE YELLOW SAFETY FEATURE IS IN PLACE. THE NURSE DID NOT REQUIRE ANY TYPE OF POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS OR TREATMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; Perforation
MAUDE report 14135569 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K013871. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0679-2018 · Jul 24, 2017 · Terminated20Ga x .75 LifeGuard Huber Needle with Y-site. Product Code: CLGY-2034.
- Z-0914-2013 · Jan 21, 2013 · TerminatedLifeguard Infusion Set with Smartsite, 20Ga, 1, CLGY-2010 Huber type needle set used for the infusion of medical fluids into implantable ports.
- Z-1327-2011 · Nov 16, 2010 · TerminatedChurchill Medical Systems LifeGuard Non-Coring Huber Needle, Lifeguard Non-Coring Safety Infusion Set 22GA, 3/4"; Item # CLG-2234 The Lifeguard
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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 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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