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Blank fields on this form indicate the information is unknown, unchanged or unavailable.Investigation ¿ evaluation elemar international forwarding (brazil) informed cook on 24aug2021 that there was a hair inside the packaging of a wayne pneumothorax set (rpn: c-utpt-1400-wayne-imh, lot: 13939550).The problem was noticed at the distribution center before the device made patient contact.Reviews of the documentation, including the complaint history, device history record, instructions for use (ifu) and quality control procedures of the device, as well as a visual inspection of photos provided by the customer, were conducted during the investigation.The complaint device was not returned for evaluation; therefore, no physical examinations could be conducted.A photo of the complaint device was provided and confirmed the presence of a hair within the device packaging.Additionally, a document-based investigation evaluation was performed.A review of the device master record (dmr) concluded that sufficient inspection activities are in place to identify this failure mode prior to distribution.A review of the device history record (dhr) for lot 13939550 found no nonconformances that could have contributed to the reported failure mode.It should be noted that there were no other complaints associated with the this lot number.Cook also reviewed product labeling.The product ifu, [c_t_wayne_rev12] ¿wayne pneumothorax set for trocar placement,¿ provides the following information to the user related to the reported failure mode: how supplied: ¿supplied sterilized by ethylene oxide gas in peel-open packages.Intended for one-time use.Sterile if package is unopened or undamaged.Do not use the product if there is doubt as to whether the product is sterile.¿ evidence provided upon review of the dmr, dhr, design history file, ifu, and provided imaging suggest that there is evidence the device was manufactured out of specification, but that there are not any other nonconforming devices in house or out in the field.Based on the information provided, examination of product photos and the results of our investigation, a definitive cause for the failure could be traced to a manufacturing quality deficiency.The appropriate personnel have been notified.Per the risk assessment no further action is required.We will continue to monitor for similar complaints.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803 and is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement contained herein is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned, that a death or serious injury occurred, nor that any cook device caused, contributed to, or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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