BD D015251NK - Needle Set Kit, 25mm, Disposable, 6/CS (Continental US Only)

BD D015251NK - Needle Set Kit, 25mm, Disposable, 6/CS (Continental US Only)

The BD D015251NK Needle Set Kit is a sterile, disposable intraosseous vascular access needle set designed for use by trained healthcare professionals when rapid vascular access is required. The system features a 15-gauge stainless steel intraosseous needle with a 25 mm length and is intended for compatible powered-driver insertion.

Intraosseous access provides an alternative route to the vascular system when conventional peripheral intravenous access cannot be established rapidly or reliably. Properly established intraosseous access may support administration of compatible emergency medications, fluids, and other prescribed therapies according to current clinical protocols.

The 25 mm needle length provides a mid-range access option within the BD intraosseous vascular access system. Appropriate needle length should be selected according to patient anatomy, tissue depth, anatomical insertion site, clinical circumstances, and current manufacturer instructions.

The disposable needle set incorporates a standard Luer connection for connection to compatible vascular-access components. The needle is manufactured from stainless steel and is supplied sterile for single-procedure clinical use.

The D015251NK configuration is designed as a needle kit for a compatible BD powered intraosseous driver. The powered driver and other required system components should be verified separately before use.

BD D015251NK is packaged six needle set kits per case for institutional emergency, trauma, and critical-care inventory management.

Key Benefits

• 15-gauge intraosseous needle designed for rapid emergency vascular access.
• 25 mm needle length provides an intermediate-depth option for appropriately selected patients and insertion sites.
• Designed for compatible powered-driver intraosseous insertion.
• Supports rapid vascular-access workflows when conventional IV access is difficult or delayed.
• Disposable design supports single-procedure use and standardized infection-control practices.
• Stainless steel needle construction provides structural strength for intraosseous placement.
• Standard Luer connection supports connection with compatible vascular-access components.
• Supplied sterile for professional clinical use.
• Designed for emergency department, trauma, critical-care, and prehospital applications.
• Part of the BD Intraosseous Vascular Access System.
• Available within a broader range of needle lengths for patient-specific access requirements.
• Six-per-case packaging supports organized emergency and institutional inventory management.

Compatibility and Applications

The BD D015251NK is designed for use as part of a compatible BD powered intraosseous vascular access system. The exact powered driver, extension components, securement products, connectors, and other accessories should be verified according to current BD instructions before use.

Potential clinical environments include emergency departments, trauma centers, intensive care units, resuscitation areas, emergency medical services, operating environments, military medicine, and other settings where rapid vascular access may be required.

Intraosseous access may be considered when conventional peripheral intravenous access cannot be obtained rapidly enough for urgent treatment. Once appropriate placement is established and verified, the intraosseous route may support administration of compatible medications, fluids, and other therapies permitted by current clinical protocols.

The 25 mm needle length should be selected according to patient anatomy, tissue thickness, selected insertion site, and manufacturer guidance. Needle length is a critical consideration because insufficient penetration may prevent appropriate access to the intraosseous space.

The D015251NK is a disposable needle set intended for compatible powered-driver use. It should not be confused with D015251MK, which identifies a separate 25 mm manual-driver kit configuration.

Compatibility with the exact powered driver and all other system components should be confirmed before clinical use, particularly when older inventory or equipment is involved.

Usage Guidelines

The BD D015251NK should be used only by healthcare professionals trained and authorized to perform intraosseous vascular-access procedures. Current manufacturer instructions, institutional protocols, aseptic technique, and applicable emergency-access guidelines should be followed.

• Confirm the clinical indication for intraosseous vascular access.
• Assess the patient for contraindications according to current institutional and manufacturer guidance.
• Select an approved anatomical insertion site appropriate for the patient and clinical situation.
• Assess tissue depth carefully before selecting the 25 mm needle.
• Verify the exact BD D015251NK catalog number before opening the product.
• Confirm compatibility with the intended powered intraosseous driver.
• Verify the product lot against current manufacturer recall or corrective-action information before use.
• Inspect the sterile package for damage, punctures, moisture, contamination, or compromised integrity.
• Prepare the insertion site using appropriate antiseptic technique.
• Position and stabilize the selected extremity or anatomical site according to clinical protocol.
• Attach the needle set to the compatible powered driver according to manufacturer instructions.
• Insert the intraosseous needle using the approved powered-driver technique.
• Avoid excessive or uncontrolled force during insertion.
• Confirm appropriate intraosseous placement according to institutional protocol before infusion.
• Remove the stylet according to current manufacturer instructions and safety procedures.
• Connect compatible extension and infusion components using aseptic technique.
• Secure the intraosseous access device appropriately to reduce movement or accidental dislodgement.
• Monitor continuously for swelling, leakage, infiltration, extravasation, displacement, or other complications.
• Transition to another appropriate form of vascular access when clinically indicated.
• Remove the intraosseous device according to current institutional and manufacturer procedures.
• Dispose of used needles and sharps immediately in an approved sharps container.

Stop use and reassess the vascular-access site if appropriate placement cannot be confirmed, unexpected resistance occurs, infusion does not proceed as expected, or swelling, leakage, significant pain, displacement, or another abnormality develops.

Certifications and Safety Standards

The BD D015251NK is intended for professional medical use within established emergency vascular-access, infection-prevention, occupational safety, and sharps-management programs.

The product is supplied sterile and is intended as a disposable intraosseous needle set. Sterile package integrity should be confirmed before use, and any product with damaged, opened, wet, contaminated, or otherwise compromised packaging should not be used.

The intraosseous needle should be selected and inserted only by appropriately trained personnel using approved anatomical landmarks, appropriate needle-length assessment, aseptic technique, and current manufacturer instructions.

Healthcare facilities should maintain procedures covering powered-driver readiness, device compatibility, intraosseous access confirmation, securement, infusion management, complication monitoring, access duration, removal, and sharps disposal.

BD D015251NK was included in a manufacturer recall involving specified intraosseous product lots. Healthcare organizations should verify the exact lot number and current manufacturer disposition instructions before any stored inventory is released for clinical use.

Facilities should review current BD and regulatory documentation for applicable FDA status, UDI information, sterilization details, expiration dating, storage conditions, warnings, precautions, contraindications, affected recall lots, and any current corrective actions.

Comparison with Competitors

Compared with manual intraosseous needle systems, BD D015251NK is designed for use with a compatible powered driver. Powered insertion can provide a standardized mechanical approach to penetrating cortical bone when used by appropriately trained clinicians.

Compared with the BD D015251MK manual-driver configuration, D015251NK is the disposable needle kit designed for the powered intraosseous driver system. Procurement teams should distinguish carefully between NK powered-driver needle sets and MK manual-driver kits.

Compared with shorter 15 mm intraosseous needles, the 25 mm configuration provides additional insertion length for patients or anatomical sites requiring greater penetration depth.

Compared with longer 35 mm, 45 mm, or 55 mm configurations within broader intraosseous needle ranges, the 25 mm option provides a shorter access profile. Needle length should always be selected according to patient anatomy and tissue depth rather than convenience alone.

Compared with conventional peripheral IV cannulation, intraosseous access provides an alternative route when rapid intravenous access is difficult or unsuccessful during urgent clinical situations.

Compared with central venous catheter placement, intraosseous access may provide faster temporary emergency vascular access but is not intended to replace appropriate longer-term vascular-access strategies when those can be safely established.

Alternative intraosseous systems may differ in insertion mechanism, available needle lengths, safety technology, driver design, securement method, accessory compatibility, and clinical training requirements. Selection should consider institutional protocols, patient populations, staff competency, equipment availability, and current regulatory status.

Typical User Profile and Application Scenarios

The BD D015251NK is intended for healthcare professionals trained in intraosseous vascular access. Typical users may include emergency physicians, emergency nurses, paramedics, critical-care clinicians, trauma teams, anesthesiology personnel, advanced practice clinicians, and other appropriately qualified professionals.

Common use environments include emergency departments, intensive care units, trauma centers, ambulances, emergency medical service programs, resuscitation areas, operating environments, military medical services, and disaster-response settings.

The device may be considered when urgent vascular access is required and conventional peripheral intravenous access is difficult, delayed, or unsuccessful.

The 25 mm configuration may be selected when patient anatomy and tissue depth require more insertion length than a shorter needle while not requiring one of the longer available intraosseous needle configurations.

Potential scenarios include emergency medication administration, rapid fluid therapy, resuscitation, trauma management, and other urgent situations where appropriately established intraosseous access is clinically indicated.

Best Practices for Use and Maintenance

BD D015251NK is a disposable procedural device. Best practices focus on inventory control, powered-driver readiness, recall verification, correct needle selection, clinician training, sterile technique, placement confirmation, patient monitoring, and safe disposal.

• Verify the exact catalog number D015251NK during receiving and inventory management.
• Check the lot number against current BD recall and corrective-action information before releasing stock for use.
• Store unopened products according to current manufacturer recommendations.
• Protect sterile packages from moisture, excessive temperature, crushing, punctures, and contamination.
• Maintain compatible powered drivers in ready-to-use condition according to manufacturer requirements.
• Ensure clinicians are trained in powered intraosseous insertion techniques.
• Confirm that the 25 mm needle length is appropriate for the selected patient and insertion site.
• Use strict aseptic technique throughout preparation, insertion, connection, and access management.
• Confirm successful intraosseous placement before administering prescribed therapy.
• Secure the access device appropriately after successful insertion.
• Monitor continuously for infiltration, extravasation, swelling, leakage, displacement, or neurovascular compromise.
• Follow institutional and manufacturer guidance regarding duration of intraosseous access.
• Transition to appropriate alternative vascular access when clinically feasible.
• Do not reuse or reprocess a disposable needle set intended for single-patient use.
• Dispose of used sharps immediately in an approved sharps container.
• Document the insertion site, device size, time of placement, therapies administered, monitoring findings, and removal according to institutional procedures.

Regulatory and Safety Information

BD D015251NK is identified as a BD Intraosseous Vascular Access System 25 mm Needle Kit Set. Current distributor specifications identify the device as a sterile, disposable 15-gauge stainless steel intraosseous needle with a standard Luer connection.

The device is designed for professional intraosseous vascular-access procedures and should be used only by appropriately trained healthcare personnel in accordance with current manufacturer labeling, institutional protocols, and professional clinical judgment.

BD lists D015251NK in quantities of six needle set kits per case.

D015251NK was among the catalog numbers included in BD's 2022 voluntary recall of certain intraosseous needle sets and drivers. Reported concerns included increased force required to remove the stylet from the intraosseous needle, which could potentially remove the entire needle assembly and result in loss of intraosseous access, as well as possible failure of the stylet safety mechanism to engage.

The affected recall was lot-specific. Healthcare facilities should not assume that every D015251NK product manufactured across all periods is affected; however, any existing inventory should be checked by catalog number and lot against the most current BD and FDA recall information before clinical use.

The FDA recall record remains classified as open. Procurement and clinical teams should therefore verify current manufacturer disposition, affected lots, corrective actions, and product availability before purchasing, distributing, or using inventory.

Incorrect needle-length selection, improper insertion, unsuccessful stylet removal, device displacement, or inadequate monitoring may contribute to failed vascular access, extravasation, tissue injury, compartment syndrome, infection, fracture, treatment delay, or other complications.

The 25 mm needle should be selected only after appropriate assessment of patient anatomy, tissue depth, anatomical insertion site, clinical indication, and current manufacturer guidance.

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