Photos were available for evaluation.Visual examination of the photos show the foam tip and lidding tinted orange in a kit which verifies the failure mode of pre-activation.When pressure is applied to the wings by a pinching force with the fingers, this activates the applicator, breaking the glass ampoule and releasing the chloraprep solution onto the foam tip.The most probable root cause can be attributed to post manufacturing handling, which can provide enough force/impact to activate and break the glass ampoule.Due to the nature of glass, it is possible to have an activated applicator and/or broken ampoule if the applicator undergoes excessive handing.A production record review was completed for batch/lot 1191738 and no non conformances were identified during the manufacturing of this lot.No further actions are required at this time.This failure will continue to be tracked and trended.
|