Product event summary: the sheath, 4fc12 was returned and analyzed.Visual inspection of the sheath showed the shaft was kinked/twisted at 1.1115 inches, 1.6845 inches and 2.4265 inches from the tip.Functional testing of the sheath showed the deflection was out of plane.Dissection did not show any breakage of the pull wire.In conclusion, the deflection issue was confirmed through testing.The sheath failed the return product inspection due to multiple kinks/twists in the shaft.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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