The event unit was not returned to applied medical for evaluation.As the event unit was not returned, applied medical is unable to determine if the event unit exhibited any non-conformances that could have contributed to the reported event.Based on the description of the event, it is possible that the incision size was not adequately enlarged prior to specimen removal, resulting in excessive force exerted on the bag seam and causing the bag to tear.The instructions for use (ifu) states, "if the bag and its contents are too large to be extracted, carefully enlarge the port site for ease of bag removal.".
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