Due to the automated mes (manufacturing execution system) system there are controls in the manufacturing process to ensure the product met specifications upon release.During a visual inspection, the catheter shaft was seen to be kinked between 14 and 16cm from the tip, the catheter shaft was seen to be broken 22cm form the tip, the inner coil wind was seen to be exposed thru the break and the shaft, the catheter shaft was seen to be flat/crushed between 28 and 32cm from the tip, and the catheter tip was seen to be flat/crushed.A functional inspection was not required as the break was confirmed during analysis.The reported event is covered in the device directions for use (dfu).As well, the risk of the reported event is documented in the risk documentation and there are current controls to mitigate the risk of the as reported event.The reported complaint was confirmed based on analysis.The device failed to meet specifications when received for complaint investigation based on the analyzed anomalies noted to the device.The catheter was seen to be kinked and broken.The inner coil wind was seen to be exposed through the break and the shaft.The catheter shaft was seen to be flat/crushed.The catheter tip was seen to be flat/crushed.Therefore the as reported can be confirmed.An assignable cause of procedural factors will be assigned to as reported and as analyzed code, 'catheter shaft broken/fractured during use' as well as to as analyzed codes, 'catheter shaft kinked/bent', 'catheter shaft flat/crushed' and 'catheter tip flat/crushed as this complaint appears to be associated with a product that met stryker design and manufacturing specifications and was used in accordance with the dfu, but performance was limited due to procedural factors during use.
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