The complaint of difficult advancement during the insertion process was confirmed and the cause appeared to be manufacturing related.265 representative 20g insyte autoguard units from lot #3198982 were received in sealed packaging.A functional test to measure the needle tip penetration, catheter tip penetration, and catheter drag forces revealed that the catheter penetration force exceeded the specification limit for one unit.A microscopic examination revealed that the catheter tip had two tears on it.A device history record review could not be performed as the lot number is unknown.The appropriate personnel have been notified.Complaints received for this device and reported condition will continue to be tracked and trended.Information will be captured on trend reports and monitored.
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