As reported, during an unspecified procedure, two three-way plastic stopcocks leaked.It is unknown how the procedure was completed.No section of the device remained inside the patient's body.The patient did not require any additional procedures due to this occurrence.The complainant has not reported any adverse effects on the patient due to this occurrence.
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Blank fields on this form indicate the information is unknown, unchanged, or unavailable.Description of event: as reported, during an unspecified procedure, two three-way plastic stopcocks leaked.It is unknown how the procedure was completed.Investigation ¿ evaluation.A visual inspection of the returned device was conducted.A document based investigation was also performed including a review of complaint history, device history record, drawings, the instructions for use, manufacturing instructions, and quality control data.The complainant returned ptws-2fll-mll-r used to cook for investigation.Physical examination of the returned device showed: two used stopcocks and 24 sealed stopcocks were received.Inspection found both used have cracks in the stopcock body and both leaked during leak test.A review of the device history record found no non-conformances related to the reported failure mode.Because there are no related non-conformances, adequate inspection activities have been established, there is objective evidence that the dhr was fully executed, it was concluded that there is no evidence that nonconforming product exists in house or in field.A review of complaint history records shows one other complaint associated with the complaint device lot.The other complaint (pr 325837) was reported by the same user facility for the same failure mode.A review of relevant manufacturing documents was conducted.It was concluded that the device aspect in question was visually/functionally inspected by quality control and no related gaps in production or processing controls were noted.Based on the provided evidence and the completed investigation, cook has concluded component failure contributed to this incident.Per the quality engineering risk assessment, no further action is warranted.Cook will continue to monitor this device via the complaints database for similar complaints.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803.This report is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement made in it is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned; that a death or serious injury occurred; or that any cook device caused or contributed to; or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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