This report is being submitted in pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by mitek or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, mitek, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.H10 additional narrative: investigation summary : according to the information provided, it was reported that the tube is connected to the irrigation pump code 284649, it works, the pressure is increased to purge and it fails, it is disconnected and reconnected and the valve is filled.Again it fails and then is disconnected, the tube was checked and there was a water leak in the hose, when checking it, it was observed that it was split in the center, so it could no longer be used.The complaint device is not being returned, therefore unavailable for a physical evaluation.However 2 photos were provided.Upon reviewing the photos, it could be observed that a section of the inflow tubing is damaged, a slit could be observed near the expansion chamber.As a potential cause cannot be associated to manufacturing, therefore a manufacturing record evaluation is not required.As part of depuy synthes mitek quality process all devices are manufactured, inspected, and released to approved specifications.According with the visual inspection result, this complaint can be confirmed.A possible root cause can be attributed to the handling of the device at the moment when the tubing is placed into the roller pump, the tubing could have grabbed by the edge of the rolling part.As per ifu 111204: to avoid damage to tubing, make sure that the tubing is centered on the groove of the pump.At this point in time, no corrective action is required, and no further action is warranted.However, depuy synthes mitek will continue to monitor additional complaint information for potential safety signals through complaint trending as part of post market surveillance.
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