July 31 (Reuters) - Becton Dickinson ( BDX ) said on Friday

it is issuing a recall on certain lots of medical needle sets in

the U.S. after users reported difficulty in removing a part of

the device after using it on patients.

Here are some details:

* The product, called an intraosseous needle set, is used to

deliver fluids and medicine quickly into a patient's bone when a

regular IV line cannot be used fast enough. This is often done

in emergencies, such as cardiac arrest or severe trauma.

* Becton said the issue involves a part called the

obturator, or stylet, which sometimes cannot be removed after

the needle is inserted.

* The company said this incident can happen if the drill

used to insert the needle is not pulled straight back, or if the

obturator is rotated the wrong way when taken out.

* As of June 2026, BD said it had received 75 complaints and

45 reports of serious injury related to the problem. The company

also said four patients died when the part could not be removed

during resuscitation efforts for people who had suffered cardiac

arrest outside a hospital.

* The affected needle sets were made with parts slightly out

of the normal size range and were shipped between September 30,

2024, and June 12, 2026.

* The recall does not include the intraosseous powered

driver, which is the tool used to insert the needles.

* BD said that if the obturator cannot be removed, medical

staff may need to get a new needle or switch to another way of

giving treatment, like a peripheral IV catheter. That delay

could be dangerous, especially for critically ill patients, the

company said.

* The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been informed

about the recall, BD said.