This report is being submitted as follow up no.1 to provide the device return date in section, update section, and provide the completed investigation results.The actual sample was returned for evaluation.Visual inspection upon receipt revealed that the sampling line tube had been flattened.Magnifying inspection of the flattened section revealed the presence of several traces of contact on the tube surface.The interval between the traces was found to be approximately 1.5mm in length.The width of the groove made on the housing of the oxygenator module measures approximately 1.5mm.Functional testing was conducted.A sampling line tube sample was intentionally let to be sandwiched between the oxygenator module and the cushion material.A local crush was generated on the tube.The length of the crushed section was found to differ from that of the flattened section on the actual sampling line tube.Based on the investigation findings, it is likely that the sampling line tube of the actual sample was sandwiched between the oxygenator module and an unknown object.Based on the reproductive test result and the packing configuration of the involved product code, it is most unlikely that the tube gets flattened in the same manner as the actual sample during the production and packing processes.It is likely that the flattening occurred on the sampling line tube of the actual sample after the actual sample was taken out of the original unit-box for storage.However, with the storage condition unknown, the exact cause of the reported event cannot be definitively determined based on the available information.The ifu states: "do not use if package and/or device is damaged, or if caps are not in place, although it is most unlikely that this kind of defect occurs during the production, this complaint was shared with the production process to elevate the associates' awareness of their careful packing work with the best attention not to sandwich the sampling line tube between the cushion materials.".
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