Aspen surgical received a report from swiss medic indicating that a needle broke during a procedure.Incident occurred at the end user.The needle was used to fix the port to the cath and the needle broke off during the fixation of the port.The needle was successfully found using x-ray and removed from the patient without difficulty.The needle was disposed of and is not available for analysis.No injury was reported.Device history records were reviewed with no noted anomalies.No trends or anomalies were identified related to analysis of the finished good lot, raw material lot, or date of manufacturer.The contract manufacturer was notified and also confirmed there were no field trends evident.No sample or picture was provided.Our ability to perform additional investigation is limited.We will reopen if samples or additional details are received.Prior investigations of returned samples showed material deformation in certain areas suggesting causal factors associated with clapping too close the eye or not holding the needle holder in the correct area.This was indicative of user error.
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