Patient reported that she had to waste a cassette because she noticed that there was a hole in the cassette ("where the plastic comes out a little bit, there was a leak").Lot number and expiration date is unknown.No other information or dates are known.Did the patient have a backup cassette they were able to switch to? yes, if yes, was the patient able to successfully continue their infusion? yes.Is the infusion life- sustaining? yes.What is the outcome of the event? resolved? ongoing? resolved.Did the product fault occur while in use with the patient? no.Did the product issue cause or contribute to patient or clinical injury? no.Is the actual device available to be returned for investigator? yes, did we [mfr] replace cassette? yes.Reported to (b)(6) by: patient/caregiver.
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