BD Micro-FineRecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 6 models of BD Micro-Fine by Becton, Dickinson and Company Inc in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 51 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Feb 2, 2018 and Sep 9, 2026 — classified as 3 injuries, 48 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (9 reports).

3 FDA recall records name at least one of these models by its device identifier, 3 still open.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works

BD Micro-Fine recalls

FDA recall records that name at least one of these models by its device identifier, newest first. Each recall usually covers specific models or lots, so check the details.

1. Feb 1, 2023Open, Classified

   Nonsterile syringe potentially exposing the patient to pathogenic microorganisms and a risk of local infection.

   Z-1242-2023 · Root cause: Under Investigation by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗

2. Feb 1, 2023Open, Classified

   Nonsterile syringe potentially exposing the patient to pathogenic microorganisms and a risk of local infection.

   Z-1239-2023 · Root cause: Under Investigation by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗

3. Feb 1, 2023Open, Classified

   Nonsterile syringe potentially exposing the patient to pathogenic microorganisms and a risk of local infection.

   Z-1238-2023 · Root cause: Under Investigation by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported BD Micro-Fine problems

BD Micro-Fine models

6 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.

• BD Micro-Fine 329461

  Syringe, piston
  1 recall19 reports
• BD Micro-Fine 329420

  Syringe, piston
  1 recall12 reports
• BD Micro-Fine 329424

  Syringe, piston
  1 recall12 reports
• BD Micro-Fine 329410

  Syringe, piston
  4 reports
• BD Micro-Fine 329465

  Syringe, piston
  3 reports
• BD Micro-Fine 329412

  Syringe, piston
  1 report

Recent BD Micro-Fine adverse event reports

The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 9, 2026Material Puncture/Hole

  Patient problems: Needle Stick/Puncture

  MAUDE report 50697351 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 21, 2025Material Puncture/Hole; Material Puncture/Hole

  ACCOUNT- (B)(6). SKU# UNKNOWN ITEM DESCRIPTION: BD INSULIN SYRINGE 1ML LOT# 3121576 QUANTITY- UNKNOWN. COUNTRY- USA INCIDENT DESCRIPTION- WE WANTED TO INFORM THE COMPANY THAT WE FOUND THIS BD INSULIN SYRINGE 1ML (LOT NO 3121576) WITH THE NEEDLE POKING THROUGH THE CAP. IT DID POKE ONE OF OUR ASSOCIATES. THE COMPANY MAY WANT TO INVESTIGATE INTO THIS. PLEASE CHECK THE ATTACHMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22868917 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 5, 2024Material Puncture/Hole; Material Puncture/Hole

  MATERIAL # 329420 MATERIAL DESCRIPTION - SYRINGE 1.0ML 28GA 1/2IN BLS 500 SUS CA MATERIAL LOT# - 3107277 COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION ¿ AS PER ACCOUNT, THE CUSTOMER HAD 2 INCIDENTS OF NEEDLES POKING OUT. ONE OF THEIR NURSES GOT POKED BUT IS THANKFULLY OKAY. NOTES ¿ IMAGES ATTACHED FOR REFERENCE PROVIDED BY CUSTOMER.

  Patient problems: Needle Stick/Puncture

  MAUDE report 20614578 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 9, 2024Leak/Splash; Off-Label Use; Leak/Splash; Off-Label Use

  MATERIAL # 329465. MATERIAL DESCRIPTION - SYRINGE 0.5ML 28GA 1/2IN 10BAG 500CAS. MATERIAL LOT# - 3289943. COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION: CALLER IS A LAB WORKING WITH MICE INJECTING SALINE INTO MOUSE. CALLER DREW IN SALINE INTO SYRINGE AND INJECTED THE MOUSE. THE MOUSE SUFFERED A EMBOLISM AND DIED. CALLER LOOKED AT THE TIP OF THE NEEDLE. THE BEVEL HAS AN EXTRA HOLE. FEELS AIR GOT INTO SALINE FROM THIS HOLE. CLAIMS SHE DID PRIME THE SYRINGE BEFORE INJECTION TO MAKE SURE NO AIR IN SYRINGE. DISCARDED THE SYRINGE. NOTE: WE HAVE ATTACHED THE ORIGINAL REQUEST THAT WE RECEIVED IN MAIL FOR FURTHER REFERENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19704550 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 8, 2024Delivered as Unsterile Product; Delivered as Unsterile Product

  A PHARMACY TECHNICIAN WAS DISPENSING PRODUCT (B)(6) - LOT 309 3588, CAUSED A NEEDLE STICK DUE TO EITHER THE CAP MISSING OR THE CAP MALFUNCTIONING. THE NEEDLE STICK WAS A CLEAN STICK AND THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE REST OF THE NEEDLES AND NO OTHERS WERE MISSING THE CAPS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19067900 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 19, 2024Device Markings/Labelling Problem; Device Markings/Labelling Problem

  ACCOUNT - MAYO CLINIC. MATERIAL DESCRIPTION - SYRINGE 0.5ML 28GA 1/2IN BLS 500CAS CA. MATERIAL# - 329461. MATERIAL LOT# - UNKNOWN. COMPLAINT - DUPLICATE UOU GTIN. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED SHOWS THAT EMBECTA MATERIAL NUMBER 329461 HAS THE SAME DEVICE ID UNIT OF USE NUMBER LIKE BD VACUTAINER MATERIAL NUMBER 367391. HI XXX, IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE LAST SPOKE, I HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL. I RECENTLY JOINED THE MAYO CLINIC TEAM (PREVIOUSLY (B)(6)) AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE LAST HTG MEETING YOU PRESENTED AT. XXX AND XXX SHARED THE SLIDES WITH ME TO BRING ME UP TO SPEED (VERY INFORMATIVE GREAT SLIDE DECK). I AM WORKING ON DATA CORRECTIONS WITHIN OUR PIM AND CAME ACROSS THE BELOW. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE DUPLICATE UOU GTIN, OR PROVIDE A GOOD CONTACT FOR ME TO WORK WITH ON THESE SORTS OF ISSUES ? THANKS IN ADVANCE!

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18938309 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 27, 2023Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE USING THE BD ULTRA-FINE¿ INSULIN SYRINGE THE CANNULA BREAKS OFF. THE FOLLOWING WAS RECEIVED FROM THE INITIAL REPORTER: HE SAID ABOUT 1/3 OF THE SYRINGES HE HAD BEEN USING WERE EITHER BENDING OR BREAKING WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO INJECT THE INSULIN INTO HIS SKIN.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18022773 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 13, 2023Material Deformation; Material Deformation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE STOPPER IN THE BD INSULIN SYRINGE WITH THE BD MICRO-FINE¿ IV NEEDLE WAS DEFORMED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "DISTORTED STOPPER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17936489 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 13, 2023Delivered as Unsterile Product; Component Missing; Delivered as Unsterile Product; Component Missing

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT 2 BD INSULIN SYRINGES WITH THE BD MICRO-FINE¿ IV NEEDLE HAD NO CAPS/CANNULA SHIELDS ON THEM. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "COMPLAINT: THE CAP HAS NOT BEEN ON THE INSULIN SYRINGE, THE MOST RECENT CASE RESULT IN A CLEAN NEEDLE STICK. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER BAG WITH A SYRINGE WITH MISSING CAP."

  Patient problems: Needle Stick/Puncture

  MAUDE report 17933122 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 4, 2022Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT 2 BD INSULIN SYRINGES WITH THE BD MICRO-FINE¿ IV NEEDLES EXPERIENCED FOREIGN MATTER WITHIN THE FLUID PATH. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: COTTON-LIKE MATTER RESIDUES STICK TO THE NEEDLE WHEN REMOVING THE PACKAGE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15540170 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 9, 2021Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT 5 BD INSULIN SYRINGES WITH THE BD MICRO-FINE¿ IV NEEDLE HAD EXCESS SILICONE IN THE FLUID PATHWAY. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S WATER, I BELIEVE IT TO BE EXCESS SILICONE OIL TO LUBRICATE THE SYRINGE."

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12147604 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 28, 2021Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SYRINGE 1.0ML 28GA 1/2IN BLS 500 BDD CA EXPERIENCED FOREIGN MATTER ON DEVICE CANNULA/IN FLUID PATH. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: MATERIAL NO: 329424; BATCH NO: 0218249. MANY SYRINGES HAVE FOREIGN PARTICULATES AND LOOK UNSTERILE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12076727 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 7, 2021Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT 5 BOXES OF BD INSULIN SYRINGES WITH THE BD MICRO-FINE¿ IV NEEDLE HAD FOREIGN LIQUID FOUND INSIDE THE SYRINGE BARRELS. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "THE END USER HAS STARTED USING THE SYRINGES AND NOTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 40% OF THE SYRINGES HAVE AN UNIDENTIFIED LIQUID IN THE SYRINGE. ALL FIVE BOXES HAVE THIS ISSUE."

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11949844 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 28, 2021Break; Leak/Splash; Break; Leak/Splash

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SYRINGE 1.0ML 28GA 1/2IN BLS 500 SUS CA WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED DURING USE. THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "IT WAS REPORTED THAT PLUNGER ROD IS DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND VEINS ARE BLOWING UP. THIS CAUSES PAIN TO THE PATIENT. VERBATIM: FROM PHONE CALL ON (B)(6) 2021 16:57:37: CONSUMER STATED, PLUNGER IS HARD TO PUSH ON WHEN TAKING INJECTIONS. STATED, IT GETS "STUCK", CAUSING HER TO PUSH HARDER AND AS RESULT, SHE EXPERIENCES PAIN IN HER "VEINS".

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11737018 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 28, 2021Mechanical Problem; Use of Device Problem; Positioning Problem; Physical Resistance/Sticking

  MATERIAL NO. 329420 BATCH NO. 0262090. IT WAS REPORTED THAT PLUNGER ROD IS DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND VEINS ARE BLOWING UP. THIS CAUSES PAIN TO THE PATIENT. VERBATIM: FROM PHONE CALL ON 2021-04-06 16:57:37: CONSUMER STATED, PLUNGER IS HARD TO PUSH ON WHEN TAKING INJECTIONS. STATED, IT GETS "STUCK", CAUSING HER TO PUSH HARDER AND AS RESULT, SHE EXPERIENCES PAIN IN HER "VEINS".

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11735994 ↗

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