This report is a response to medwatch report # (b)(4) which was received by amt from the fda on 09/07/2021.Based on the provided information, the complaint is not a reportable event per 21 cfr section 803.There was no death.There was no serious injury, as defined by the fda.This was not life-threatening, nor did this result in permanent impairment or necessitate medical or surgical intervention to preclude permanent impairment.Amt has made several contact requests to the reporter to obtain additional information and the device for examination, but we have received no response from the original reporter at this time.The device has not been returned, therefore a visual and functional evaluation could not be performed at the time of this report.A device history review was performed for the lot number provided, with no anomalies found and no similar complaints reported from the same batch.The exact cause for the reported cracking/leakage is unknown at this time.Based on the provided information and the device history review completed, the reported issue is not believed to have been caused by a manufacturing defect.We will provide additional information to the fda if the device(s) or additional information is able to be obtained and any analysis changes the conclusion of this report.
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