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From the device history record, cotton or towels pwtb04-stm, lot# 20200219-23-sh was manufactured on 17th jan 2020.No exception was recorded in the device history record that could lead to the reported incident.The average linting data is (b)(4) pieces.A sample was not returned at the time of the investigation, only photo of blue lint was provided.According to the supplier, the or towel is made of cotton, where cotton fiber is a natural characteristic of the towel.Supplier is continuously working with cardinal health to better control the linting and have implemented several measures to improve it: suctions machines have been installed in grey cloth rolling process, dyeing process and cutting process.The suction process was added before product's final folding, and workers do it according to standard operation procedure requirement.Linting test method and acceptable criteria was stipulated to see the suction results.(=(b)(4) pieces).In the folding process, supplier used one cloth pad under 100 pieces semi-finished products to avoid linting stuck onto the products during product's transfer.From the investigation, there is no abnormal situation happened in production.Therefore, the root cause could not be determined.The complaint information was informed to the relevant sectors for their awareness.There is no action taken at this time, but supplier will continue to monitor the trend of this type of incident.
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Customer reported that the blue, sterile, cotton or towels pwtb04-stm, from the ir neuro pack san44dvuta/lot 426625 are shedding fibers onto various wires and catheters during an intracranial embolization.The towels were used for fluid absorption outside the drape.There was no injury or delay.No patient demographics were provided upon request.Cardinal health is filing a report for malfunction.
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