H11: section a through f - the information provided by bd represents all of the known information at this time.Despite good faith efforts to obtain additional information, the complainant / reporter was unable or unwilling to provide any further patient, product, or procedural details to bd.The following were reviewed as part of this investigation: patient severity, applicable previous investigation(s), photo analysis and applicable fmea documents.Based on a review of this information, the following was concluded: the complaint of a separated housing was confirmed but the cause is unknown.A single photograph of a damaged 20g accucath ace deployment device and catheter was returned for evaluation of this complaint.The proximal housing had completely separated from the distal housing on the deployment device.No cracks or damage was seen to the housing joint that would indicate that excessive force or damage contributed to the event.No adhesive residue was observed at the joint.However, it is possible that adhesive was present but just not visible in the returned photograph.Possible contributing factors could include an inadequate adhesive bonded joint between the proximal and distal housing or rough shipping/storage conditions.The reported separated housing has been documented and included in complaint trending.This type of complaint will continue to be monitored as part of ongoing efforts to identify any potential manufacturing related issues.H3 other text : evaluation findings are in section h.11.
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